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
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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). Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. 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.
External links
Media related to Ingwierrum at Wikimedia Commons
