Waaksens

Not to be confused with Waaxens.

Waaksens
Village
Waaksens church in 1959
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality
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Coordinates: 53°6′33″N 5°32′17″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Area [1]
• Total	2.67 km^2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	90
• Density	34/km^2 (87/sq mi)
Postal code	8845[1]
Dialing code	0517

Waaksens is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 83 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Waxlinghe, and probably means "settlement of the people of Wachsa (person)".[4] Waaksens is a little terp (artificial living hill) village. The houses and farms are scatter around the church. It used be an isolated village, because it lacked both road and water connections.[5]

The church was probably built in the 13th century, but might be older.[5] The church was renovated in 1742, and the tower was replaced around 1880.[6]

Waaksens was home to 58 people in 1840.[6] In 19th century a road was built through the polder which ended the isolation of the village.[5] Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hennaarderadeel municipality.[6]

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2022. two entries
2. "Postcodetool for 8845SE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
3. Aantal inwoners per dorp - Littenseradiel
4. "Waaksens - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
5. "Waaksens". Friesland wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
6. "Waaksens". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.

External links

Media related to Waaksens, Súdwest-Fryslân at Wikimedia Commons