Tersoal
Tersoal (Dutch: Terzool) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 355 in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1335 as "in Zole", and means muddy stream. Tersoal is a terp (artificial living hill) village to the south of the former Middelzee. It used to be an isolated village which could only be accessed from the water.
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1838 as a replacement of the medieval church. The tower dates from the 14th century.
Tersoal was home to 235 people in 1840. In 1866, a road was built and Tersoal developed in a road village. Before 2011, the village was part of the Boarnsterhim municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Rauwerdhem municipality.
Gallery
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Tersoal in winter
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9014BG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
- ^ "Tersoal - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Tersoal". Friesland wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Tersoal". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Tersoal at Wikimedia Commons
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