Mitselwier

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

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Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality

53°21′36″N 6°4′4″E / 53.36000°N 6.06778°E / 53.36000; 6.06778Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality Noardeast-FryslânArea

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• Total12.15 km² (4.69 sq mi)Elevation

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0.4 m (1.3 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,420 • Density120/km² (300/sq mi)Postal code

9123^[1]

Dialing code0519WebsiteOfficial

Mitselwier (Dutch: Metslawier) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 908 in January 2017.^[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.^[4]

The De Ropta windmill is located near the village.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1417 as "tho Mitzlawere", and means terp of Metsila.^[5] Mitselwier is a terp (artificial living mound) village which developed before Christ. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1776 as a replacement of a medieval church.^[6]

In 1840, Mitselwier was home to 491 people.^[4] The town hall is a former inn which was built in 1876. It served as town hall from 1909 until 1984.^[6] Jaersma State was a stins which dated from at least 1417. It was demolished in 1771, and later the terp around Jaersma State was excavated.^[6]^[7] The grist mill De Ropta was built in 1836 and 1971. It is no longer in active service.^[8]

The village's official name was changed from Metslawier to Mitselwier in 2023.^[9]^[10]

Notable inhabitants

Balthasar Bekker (1634–1698)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 9123AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Dongeradeel op 1 januari 2017 Archived 2017-10-21 at the Wayback Machine - Dongeradeel
^ ^a ^b "Metslawier". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Metslawier - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Metslawier" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Jaersma State te Metslawier". Stinsen in Friesland (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Ropta". Molendatabase (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 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.