Siegerswoude

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Siegerswoude Sigerswâld
Village
Former school
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Opsterland municipality
53°06′N 6°14′E / 53.100°N 6.233°E / 53.100; 6.233
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Opsterland
Area ^[1]
• Total	14.62 km² (5.64 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	835
• Density	57/km² (150/sq mi)
Postal code	9248^[1]
Dialing code	0512

Siegerswoude (West Frisian: Sigerswâld) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in eastern Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 810 in January 2017.^[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Sigerwolde, and means "the woods of Sieger (person)".^[4] Siegerwoude developed as three little hamlets in a peat excavation area. The Dutch Reformed church dated from 1910, but burnt down in 1941. In 1949, it was rebuilt.^[5]

Siegerwoude was home to 210 people in 1840.^[5]

Gallery

Dutch Reformed church
Former Christian school
Canal view
Welcome to Siegerswoude

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9248KS". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^ "Siegerswoude - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Siegerswoude". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.