Ferwoude

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Ferwoude Ferwâlde
Village
Ferwoude church
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the former Wûnseradiel municipality
53°0′19″N 5°26′0″E / 53.00528°N 5.43333°E / 53.00528; 5.43333
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Area ^[1]
• Total	7.16 km² (2.76 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	−1.0 m (−3.3 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	225
• Density	31/km² (81/sq mi)
Postal code	8761^[1]
Dialing code	0515

Ferwoude (West Frisian: Ferwâlde) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 235 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Forwalda, and means "before (=close to) the woods".^[4] Ferwoude is an agriculture community close to the former Zuiderzee dike. It is mainly low-lying land which used for animal husbandry.^[5]

The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1767 and was a replacement of a 13th century church.^[5] Ferwoude had a school before 1800. It was forced to close in 2015-2016 due to lack of students. Nowadays, it contains the village house.^[6]

Ferwoude was home to 109 people in 1840.^[6] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wûnseradiel municipality.^[6]

Gallery

Farm in Ferwoude
View on a farm

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 5 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 8761PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^ "Ferwoude - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Ferwoude". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ferwoude". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.