Koufurderrige

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

52°57′7″N 5°34′32″E / 52.95194°N 5.57556°E / 52.95194; 5.57556Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

Súdwest-FryslânArea

^[1]

• Total13.09 km² (5.05 sq mi)Elevation

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−0.1 m (−0.3 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total135 • Density10/km² (27/sq mi)Postal code

8529^[1]

Dialing code0514

Koufurderrige is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 115 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1543 as koefoerde, and means "row of houses near the fordable place for cows". See also: Coevorden.^[4] Koufurderrige is a recent settlement which developed into a village after World War II.^[5] It was located near a shallow lake.^[6]

Koufurderrige was home to 17 people in 1840 as was labelled as Oostsmallebrugge.^[6] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Doniawerstal.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 8529MJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^ "Koufurderrige - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ "Koufurderrige". Friesland wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Koufurderrige". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.