Idskenhuizen
Idskenhuizen (West Frisian: Jiskenhuzen) is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 480 in 2017.
History
The village as first mentioned in 1495 as Eesken hwsen, and means "settlement of Eesk/Eeske (person)". Around 1500, the villa Roordastins was located near the village. In 1840, it was home to 296 people. The Protestant church dates from 1889, and is a replacement of an earlier church.
Before 2014, Idskenhuizen was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Doniawerstal.
Gallery
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Well in Idskenhuizen
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8523DK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS
- ^ "Idskenhuizen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Idskenhuizen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Idskenhuizen at Wikimedia Commons
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