Twijzelerheide
Twijzelerheide (West Frisian: Twizelerheide) is a village in Achtkarspelen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1800 in 2017.
A dialect of Wood Frisian, Westereendersk dialect, is spoken in this village.
The village was first mentioned in 1718 as heyde, and means "heath near Twijzel". Twijzelerheide developed in the 19th century as a heath cultivation project. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1878. Twijzelerheide and Zwagerbosch have grown together, and nowadays share resources and can be considered a twin village.
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Dutch Reformed Church -
Little house -
Flowers in the garden
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9287HA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Villages - Achtkarspelen (in Dutch)
- ^ "Twijzelerheide - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Twijzelerheide" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Twijzelerheid". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Twijzelerheide at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site (in Dutch)
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