Uitwellingerga

Uitwellingerga Twellingea
Village
Uitwellingerga, church
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
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Coordinates: 53°0′12″N 5°42′21″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Area [1]
• Total	0.82 km^2 (0.32 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−0.2 m (−0.7 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	380
• Density	460/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal code	8624[1]
Dialing code	0515

Uitwellingerga (West Frisian: Twellingea) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 355 in January 2017.[3]

Uitwellingerga and adjacent Oppenhuizen (West Frisian: Toppenhuzen) are "twin villages" together referred to as Top and Twel.[4]

History

It was first mentioned in 1328 as Wolprandeskerke. The etymology of the current name is unclear.[5] Uitwellingerga is a canal village from around 1000.[6]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1690 probably on the foundation of an earlier church. In 1873, the tower was replaced.[6]

Uitwellingerga was home to 262 people in 1840.[4] Between 1866 and 1868, the road to Sneek was built and the village expanded along the road.[6] In 1902, a dairy factory was built in Uitwellingerga in Renaissance Revival style.[7]

Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.[4]

Notable people

• Arjen Visserman, Olympic athlete
• Nyck de Vries, racing driver
• Yvonne Nauta, speedskater

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2022. two entries
2. "Postcodetool for 8624AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
3. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
4. "Uitwellingerga". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
5. "Uitwellingerga - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
6. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Uitwellingerga" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
7. "Uitwellingerga". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.

External links

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