Smalle Ee

Smalle Ee Smelle Ie
Village
Farm in Smalle Ee (1966)
Location in Smallingerland municipality
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Coordinates: 53°6′14″N 6°1′20″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Smallingerland
Area [1]
• Total	3.03 km^2 (1.17 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	1.1 m (3.6 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	45
• Density	15/km^2 (38/sq mi)
Postal code	9214[1]
Dialing code	0512

Smalle Ee (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌsmɑlə ˈʔeː]; West Frisian: Smelle Ie [ˌsmɛlə ˈiə]) is the smallest village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 43 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1230 as Smalena, and means "narrow river". The double monastery Onser Lyewe Vrouwen Smelgeraconvent was located near the village. After around 1400, it became a Benedictine nun monastery, and closed in 1580.[4]

Around 1600, it was the capital of the grietenij (predecessor of the municipalities) Smallingerland (literally: land belonging to Smalle (Ee)". The current municipality is still named after Smalle Ee. The capital was later moved Oudega and later Drachten.[5] No church was ever built in Smalle Ee.[6]

Smalle Ee was home to 89 people in 1840.[5] Even though it is technically a hamlet, it was elevated to a village in 1955.[5]

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 9214VP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
3. Bevolkingscijfers - Smallingerland
4. "Smalle Ee - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
5. "Smalle Ee". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
6. "Smalle Ee". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.

External links

Media related to Smalle Ee at Wikimedia Commons