Metslawier

Mitselwier

Mitselwier

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Mitselwier (Dutch: Metslawier) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 908 in January 2017.[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.[4]

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The De Ropta windmill is located near the village.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1417 as "tho Mitzlawere", and means terp of Metsila.[5] Mitselwier is a terp (artificial living mound) village which developed before Christ. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1776 as a replacement of a medieval church.[6]

In 1840, Mitselwier was home to 491 people.[4] The town hall is a former inn which was built in 1876. It served as town hall from 1909 until 1984.[6] Jaersma State was a stins which dated from at least 1417. It was demolished in 1771, and later the terp around Jaersma State was excavated.[6][7] The grist mill De Ropta was built in 1836 and 1971. It is no longer in active service.[8]

The village's official name was changed from Metslawier to Mitselwier in 2023.[9][10]

Notable inhabitants

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022. two entries
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 9123AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Dongeradeel op 1 januari 2017 Archived 2017-10-21 at the Wayback Machine - Dongeradeel
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    "Metslawier". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Metslawier - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  6. [6]
    Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Metslawier" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Jaersma State te Metslawier". Stinsen in Friesland (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Ropta". Molendatabase (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  9. [9]
    "22 dorpen in Noardeast-Fryslân krijgen op 1 januari 2023 een nieuwe Friese naam" [22 villages in Noardeast-Fryslân will receive a new Frisian name on 1 January 2023]. RTV NOF (in Dutch). 10 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Friese namen" [Frisian names]. Taalunie (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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