Suwâld

Suwâld
Suawoude
Village
Suwâld Church
Coat of arms
Location of the village in Tytsjerksteradiel
Suwâld
Location in the Netherlands
Suwâld
Suwâld (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°10′40″N 5°55′35″E / 53.17778°N 5.92639°E / 53.17778; 5.92639
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Tytsjerksteradiel
Area
[1]
 • Total
13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
630
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Postal code
9265[1]
Dialing code0511

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 Margriet Canal 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
  • Ferry at Suawoude
  • Former Reformed church
  • Elementary school
  • Statue in Suwâld

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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