Kimswerd

Also known as Kimswert

Kimswerd () is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 565 in January 2017.

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Place details

Locality: Kimswerd
Region: Fryslân
Country: Nederland
Population: 485

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Kimswerd
Settlement.native_name: Kimswert
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Kimswerd - Kerktoren Sint-Laurentiuskerk.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: St Lawrence church
Settlement.image_flag: Kimswert vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Kimswerd wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Wûnseradiel Kimswert.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Wûnseradiel municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Kimswert
Image: 20190903 Harlingervaart Streek in Kimswerd.jpg

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Kimswerd () is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 565 in January 2017.

==History== The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Kemmerswerth, and means "terp village of Kemme (person). Kimswerd is a terp (artificial living hill) village. Archaeological finds have been discovered in the terp from the Roman era. The village used to have a grid structure and was located along the former Marneslenk, a bay in the Wadden Sea. Around 1850, the road from Bolsward to Harlingen was paved, and the village extended towards the road.