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Surhuisterveen (West Frisian: Surhústerfean) is the largest of the 12 villages of the municipality of Achtkarspelen, in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. As of 1 January 2017, Surhuisterveen had a population of 5,929.[3]

General information

The village was first mentioned in 1603 as Surhustera feen.[4] Surhuisterveen began to develop at the end of the 16th century as peat-excavators and boatmen built their homes in the area. The name Surhuisterveen refers to the time of the peat-colonies, and means "the peat-bogs of Surhuizum". The earliest settlers were mainly Mennonites.[4] Surhuizum is another constituent village of Achtkarspelen, which is significantly smaller, but also significantly older than Surhuisterveen. After World War II, Surhuisterveen became a regional centre with an emphasis on retail.[5]

The Protestant Church was built in 1685. The Mennonite Church dates from 1801.[5] The grist mill Koartwâld or Feanstermoune was built in 1864. In 1907, an electro motor was installed. The windmill sail was damaged during a storm in 1946, and not repaired. The wind mill started to become a derelict, and only a ruin remained. In 1990, a restoration project started, and the wind mill was recommissioned in 1995.[6] Surhuisterveen was home to 1,289 people in 1840.[7]

The Centrumcross Surhuisterveen is a cyclo-cross event organized in the village. There is a restored windmill in the village, Koartwâld. The source of the Lauwers river, as a small stream, is located southeast of the village.

  • Row of houses
    Row of houses
  • Nursing home
    Nursing home
  • Shopping street
    Shopping street
  • Centre of Surhuisterveen
    Centre of Surhuisterveen
  • Mennonite church
    Mennonite church
  • Windmill Koartwald
    Windmill Koartwald
  • Dressed up clock tower
    Dressed up clock tower
  • Centrumcross
    Centrumcross

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9231AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. ^ Villages - Achtkarspelen (in Dutch)
  4. ^ a b "Surhuisterveen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Surhuisterveen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Koartwâld / Feanstermoune". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Surhuisterveen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.

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