Tirns
History
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Terdenghe, and means "settlement of the people of Teerd". Tirns is a little terp (artificial living hill) village near the former Middelzee. It was connected to Franeker via a canal.
The church was built in 1699 as a replacement of the medieval church. The cemetery was used both by the Protestant and Catholics. The monastery Thabor was located about one kilometre south of Tirns and was a priory of the Augustinians founded in 1406. The monks of the priory constructed several dikes in the area. The monastery was destroyed in 1572 by the Geuzen.
Tirns was home to 290 people in 1840. Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.
Gallery
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Art in Tirns
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8632WE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
- ^ "Tirns - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Tirns". Friesland wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Tirns". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Tirns at Wikimedia Commons
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