Warfstermolen
Warfstermolen (West Frisian: Warfstermûne) (Low Saxon: Warfstermeul) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality, in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of 203 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1574 "wyntmolen staende op de dyk by de Warff", and means "windmill near the settlement on the dike". The dike was built around 1315, and Warfstermolen is a linear settlement along the dike. In 1840, Warfstermolen was home to 115 people.
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Farms in Warfstermolen
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References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9852TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ http://www.warfstermolen.eu/ Dutch
- ^ Inwonertal en info 2017 - Kollumerland
- ^ "Warfstermolen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Warfstermolen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Warfstermolen at Wikimedia Commons
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