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Wijnjewoude
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Wijnjewoude () is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,025 in January 2017. The villages of Duurswoude and Wijnjeterp were founded in the late Middle Ages next to one-another. After World War II the villages started to expand, and merged into a single village called Wijnjewoude in 1974.
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Vinony's link graph records 23 inbound references to Wijnjewoude, and connects out to municipality of the Netherlands, Netherlands and World War II.
It is catalogued under topics including Geography of Opsterland and Populated places in Friesland.
Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wijnjewoude
- Region
- Fryslân
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 1,245
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Wijnjewoude
- Settlement.native_name
- Wynjewâld
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kerk Wijnjewoude..JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Wijnjewoude church
- Settlement.image_shield
- Wijnjewoude wapen.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Map NL Opsterlân Wynjewâld.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in Opsterland municipality
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- 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
- Opsterland
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Opsterland
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Official website
- www.wijnjewoude.net
- Image
- Kerk Wijnjewoude..JPG
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- Commons category
- Wijnjewoude
- postal code
- 9241
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Notable people
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Wijnjewoude () is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,025 in January 2017. The villages of Duurswoude and Wijnjeterp were founded in the late Middle Ages next to one-another. After World War II the villages started to expand, and merged into a single village called Wijnjewoude in 1974.
== History == Wijntjeterp was first mentioned in 1315 as Weningawalde, and means "terp of Wine (person)". Duurswoude was first mentioned in 1505 as "Bakkeffeen alias Dyoertswolt", and means "wood of Djoerd (person)". The villages developed on a sandy ridge during the late middle ages. During the 18th century, the peat is the area was excavated.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wijnjewoude” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (4)
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