Suwâld (Dutch: Suawoude) is a village in Tytsjerksteradiel municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 652 in January 2017.[3]
Suwâld
Suawoude | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Suwâld Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the village in Tytsjerksteradiel | |
  Suwâld Location in the Netherlands  Suwâld Suwâld (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°10′40″N 5°55′35″E / 53.17778°N 5.92639°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Tytsjerksteradiel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.9 m (3.0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 630 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9265[1] |
| Dialing code | 0511 |
The village has a solar powered ferry for transporting pedestrians and bicycles called Schalkediep. It travels on the Prinses Margrietkanaal from Garyp.[4]
History
editThe village was first mentioned in 1481 as Suwald, and means "southern swamp forest". Suwâld is located on an elongated narrow sandy ridge near the Wijde Ee river.[5] It developed in the middle ages. The Dutch Reformed church probably dates from the 12th century. The tower collapsed in 1828, and in 1889 a new tower was added to the church.[6]
Suwâld was home to 263 people in 1840.[4]
Population
edit- 1954 - 672
- 1959 - 613
- 1964 - 616
- 1969 - 589
- 1973 - 544
- 2006 - 622
Gallery
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Ferry at Suawoude -
Former Reformed church -
Elementary school -
Statue in Suwâld
.JPG)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9265LB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Overzicht inwonersaantal Tytsjerksteradiel - Tytsjerksteradiel
- ^ a b "Suwâld". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Suwâld - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Suwâld" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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