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Rien, Netherlands

Rien is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 110 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1527 as Reensterzyl, and means "water border". Rien started as a satellite of Lytsewierrum near a sluice.

Rien was home to 321 people in 1840. It was award village status in 1954. Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hennaarderadeel municipality.

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 8641WS". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. ^ Aantal inwoners per dorp Archived 2017-04-21 at the Wayback Machine - Littenseradiel
  4. ^ "Rien - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Rien". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.

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