Sondel

Sondel
Village
reformed church in Sondel
Location in the former Gaasterlân-Sleat municipality
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Coordinates: 52°52′17″N 5°35′57″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	De Fryske Marren
Area [1]
• Total	9.63 km^2 (3.72 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	400
• Density	42/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Postal code	8565[1]
Dialing code	0514

Sondel is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 410 in 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1422 Syndele. The etymologie is not clear.[4] Sondel developed on a sandy ridge during the 12th or 13th century, and had both a water and road connection to the Zuiderzee (nowadays: IJsselmeer). The Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1870 as a replacement of a medieval church and has a 14th century bell.[5] In 1840, Sondel was home to 239 people.[6] In 1942, a radar installation was built near Sondel by the German occupiers, and consists of sixteen partially submerged barracks. Nowadays, it is in use as a recreational site.[5]

Before 2014, Sondel was part of the Gaasterlân-Sleat municipality and before 1984 it was part of Gaasterland.[6]

Gallery

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  Farm in Sondel
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  Farm in Sondel

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 8565GB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
3. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS
4. "Sondel - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
5. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Sondel" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
6. "Sondel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

External links

Media related to Sondel at Wikimedia Commons