Vegelinsoord (West Frisian: Vegelinsoard) is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 390 in 2017.[3]
There is a windmill in the village, De Deels.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1913 as Stobbegat. In 1958, it changed its name to Vegelinsoord after the Vegelin van Claerbergen family.[4]
The polder mill De Deels or Grevensmolen is located near the village. The windmill dates from 1860 and has remained in service to drain excess water throughout its existence.[5]
Before 2014, Vegelinsoord was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Haskerland.[6]
Gallery
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Statue Fean -
Football club Stobbegat
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8467SB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS
- ^ "Vegelinsoord - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Grevensmolen". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Vegelinsoord". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Vegelinsoord at Wikimedia Commons