Poppenwier (Dutch: Poppingawier) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 170 in January 2017.[3]
History
The village was first mentioned in 1401 as Popengwere, and means "terp of the people of Poppa (person)".[4] Poppenwier is a terp (artificial living hill) village from the early middle ages. The small terp is densely build up with a rectangular structure and a circle around the church.[5] It was the furthest landinwards terp of Friesland.[6]
In the late middle ages, the monastery Engwerd was located near the village.[6] The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1860 as a replacement for its medieval predecessor.[5]
Poppenwier was home to 229 people in 1840.[7] Until the mid-19th century, the village was only accessible by water.[6] Before 2011, the village was part of the Boarnsterhim municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Rauwerdhem municipality.[7]
Gallery
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Church in Poppenwier -
Houses in Poppenwier
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9013BD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
- ^ "Poppenwier - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Poppenwier" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Poppenwier". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Poppenwier". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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