Raard

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

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Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality

53°19′34″N 5°56′45″E / 53.32611°N 5.94583°E / 53.32611; 5.94583Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality Noardeast-FryslânArea

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• Total3.28 km² (1.27 sq mi)Elevation

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0.4 m (1.3 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total215 • Density66/km² (170/sq mi)Postal code

9155^[1]

Dialing code0519

Raard is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 223 in January 2017.^[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.^[4]

History

The village was first mentioned in the late-9th century as Ruonwerde, and means terp or Runo.^[5] Raard is a terp (artificial living mound) village with an oval shape dating from several centuries before Christ.^[6]

The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century and was restored in 1978.^[6] The author Piet Paaltjens used to be a minister at the church.^[4] The Reformed church dates from 1918, and a replaces an 1893 church.^[6]

In 1840, Raard was home to 133 people.^[4] Most of the terp was excavated at the end of the 19th century.^[6]

Gallery

Reformed church
Raardervaart with view on the village
Farm in Raard
Dutch Reformed church

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9155AK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Dongeradeel op 1 januari 2017 - Dongeradeel
^ ^a ^b ^c "Raard". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Raard - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Raard" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 1 April 2022.