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Suwâld (Dutch: Suawoude) is a village in Tytsjerksteradiel municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 652 in January 2017.[3]

The village has a solar powered ferry for transporting pedestrians and bicycles called Schalkediep. It travels on the Prinses Margrietkanaal [nl] from Garyp.[4]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1481 as Suwald, and means "southern swamp forest". Suwâld is located on an elongated narrow sandy ridge near the Wijde Ee river.[5] It developed in the middle ages. The Dutch Reformed church probably dates from the 12th century. The tower collapsed in 1828, and in 1889 a new tower was added to the church.[6]

Suwâld was home to 263 people in 1840.[4]

Population

  • 1954 - 672
  • 1959 - 613
  • 1964 - 616
  • 1969 - 589
  • 1973 - 544
  • 2006 - 622

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 5 April 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9265LB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. ^ Overzicht inwonersaantal Tytsjerksteradiel - Tytsjerksteradiel
  4. ^ a b "Suwâld". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Suwâld - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  6. ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Suwâld" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 5 April 2022.


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