Uitwellingerga

Uitwellingerga (West Frisian: Twellingea) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 355 in January 2017.[3]

Uitwellingerga
Twellingea
Village
Uitwellingerga, church
Uitwellingerga, church
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
Uitwellingerga is located in Friesland
Uitwellingerga
Uitwellingerga
Location in the Netherlands
Uitwellingerga is located in Netherlands
Uitwellingerga
Uitwellingerga
Uitwellingerga (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°0′12″N 5°42′21″E
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
ProvinceFriesland Friesland
MunicipalitySúdwest-Fryslân Súdwest-Fryslân
Area
[1]
 • Total0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
−0.2 m (−0.7 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total380
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal code
8624[1]
Dialing code0515

Along with Oppenhuizen, it is a twin-village also called Top and Twel.[4]

History

It was first mentioned in 1328 as Wolprandeskerke. The etymology of the current name is unclear.[5] Uitwellingerga is a canal village from around 1000.[6]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1690 probably on the foundation of an earlier church. In 1873, the tower was replaced.[6]

Uitwellingerga was home to 262 people in 1840.[4] Between 1866 and 1868, the road to Sneek was built and the village expanded along the road.[6] In 1902, a dairy factory was built in Uitwellingerga in Renaissance Revival style.[7]

Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.[4]

Notable people

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2022. two entries
  2. "Postcodetool for 8624AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
  4. "Uitwellingerga". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  5. "Uitwellingerga - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Uitwellingerga" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  7. "Uitwellingerga". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.

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