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.[3]
Twijzelerheide
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Village | |
 Clock Tower | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Achtkarspelen municipality | |
  Twijzelerheide Location in the Netherlands | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Achtkarspelen |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,775 |
| • Density | 281/km2 (727/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9287[1] |
| Dialing code | 0512 |
| Website | Official |
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".[4] Twijzelerheide developed in the 19th century as a heath cultivation project. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1878.[5] Twijzelerheide and Zwagerbosch have grown together, and nowadays share resources and can be considered a twin village.[6]
Gallery
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Dutch Reformed Church
Little house
Flowers in the garden
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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- ↑ "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
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Media related to Twijzelerheide at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site (in Dutch)
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