Warfstermolen

Warfstermolen Warfstermûne
Village
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the former Kollumerland municipality
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Coordinates: 53°18′N 6°14′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Noardeast-Fryslân
Area [1]
• Total	8.29 km^2 (3.20 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	1.2 m (3.9 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	205
• Density	25/km^2 (64/sq mi)
Postal code	9852[1]
Dialing code	0594

Warfstermolen (West Frisian: Warfstermûne) (Low Saxon: Warfstermeul) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality, in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.[3] It had a population of 203 in January 2017.[4] Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality.[5]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1574 "wyntmolen staende op de dyk by de Warff", and means "windmill near the settlement on the dike".[6] The dike was built around 1315, and Warfstermolen is a linear settlement along the dike. In 1840, Warfstermolen was home to 115 people.[5]

Gallery

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  Street view
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  Street view
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  Farms in Warfstermolen

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022. two entries
2. "Postcodetool for 9852TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
3. http://www.warfstermolen.eu/ Dutch
4. Inwonertal en info 2017 - Kollumerland
5. "Warfstermolen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
6. "Warfstermolen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.

External links

Media related to Warfstermolen at Wikimedia Commons