Tirns

Tirns (West Frisian: Turns) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 170 in January 2017.[3]

Tirns
Turns
Village
Tirns Church
Tirns Church
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
Tirns is located in Friesland
Tirns
Tirns
Location in the Netherlands
Tirns is located in Netherlands
Tirns
Tirns
Tirns (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°3′32″N 5°37′35″E
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
ProvinceFriesland Friesland
MunicipalitySúdwest-Fryslân Súdwest-Fryslân
Area
  Total4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Elevation0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total185
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Postal code
8632[1]
Dialing code0515

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Terdenghe, and means "settlement of the people of Teerd".[4] Tirns is a little terp (artificial living hill) village near the former Middelzee. It was connected to Franeker via a canal.[5]

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.[5] The monks of the priory constructed several dikes in the area.[6] The monastery was destroyed in 1572 by the Geuzen.[5]

Tirns was home to 290 people in 1840.[6] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.[6]

References

  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022. two entries
  2. "Postcodetool for 8632WE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
  4. "Tirns - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  5. "Tirns". Friesland wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. "Tirns". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.

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