Ingwierrum

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

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Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality

53°19′11″N 6°8′12″E / 53.31972°N 6.13667°E / 53.31972; 6.13667Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality Noardeast-FryslânArea

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• Total12.32 km² (4.76 sq mi)Elevation

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1.1 m (3.6 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total540 • Density44/km² (110/sq mi)Postal code

9132^[1]

Dialing code0519

Ingwierrum (Dutch: Engwierum) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of approximately 565 in January 2017.^[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.^[4]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1447 as Edygwerum, and means "settlement on the terp of the people of Ede (person)."^[5] Ingwierrum is a terp (artificial living mound) village from the early middle ages. The Dutch Reformed church has a possibly 13th century tower which was enlarged in the 14th century. The church building dates from 1746.^[6]

In 1719, Ingwierrum was hit by a flood, and the decision was made to dam the Dokkumer Grootdiep.^[6] In 1729, an obelisk was placed in Ingwierrum as a monument to the closure of the dike.^[7] The locks were restored in 1834.^[6] In 1840, Ingwierrum was home to 681 people.^[4]

The village's official name was changed from Engwierum to Ingwierrum in 2023.^[8]^[9]

Gallery

Hotel restaurant in Ingwierrum
Street view (1920)
Farm Dodinga State
Obelisk of Ingwierrum

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 9132EA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Dongeradeel op 1 januari 2017 Archived 2017-10-21 at the Wayback Machine - Dongeradeel
^ ^a ^b "Engwierum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Engwierum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Engwierum" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Monumentnummer: 23753". Dutch Monuments Register (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "22 dorpen in Noardeast-Fryslân krijgen op 1 januari 2023 een nieuwe Friese naam" [22 villages in Noardeast-Fryslân will receive a new Frisian name on 1 January 2023]. RTV NOF (in Dutch). 10 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^ "Friese namen" [Frisian names]. Taalunie (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2023.