Offingawier

Also known as Offenwier

Offingawier () is a neighbourhood of Sneek and former village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 205 in January 2017. In 1984, it was annexed by the city of Sneek and became a neighbourhood.

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Place details

Locality: Offingawier
Region: Fryslân
Country: Nederland
Population: 205

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Offingawier
Settlement.native_name: Offenwier
Settlement.settlement_type: Neighbourhood and former village
Settlement.image_skyline: Offringawier, kerk foto7 2011-04-24 11.30.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Offingawier Church
Settlement.image_shield: Offingawier_wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Snits Offenwier.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Sneek 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
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Súdwest-Fryslân

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Image: Offringawier, kerk foto7 2011-04-24 11.30.JPG

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Commons category: Offingawier
WordLift URL: data.wordlift.io/wl01254/entity/offingawier
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==History== The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Vffenwere, and means "terp of the people of Offa (person)". Offingawier is a terp (artificial living hill village).