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Frieschepalen

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Frieschepalen Fryske Peallen
Village

Flag Coat of arms
Location in Opsterland municipality
53°06′29″N 6°12′18″E / 53.10806°N 6.20500°E / 53.10806; 6.20500
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Opsterland
Area ^[1]
• Total	4.42 km² (1.71 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	1,015
• Density	230/km² (590/sq mi)
Postal code	9249^[1]
Dialing code	0512

Frieschepalen (West Frisian: Fryske Peallen) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,015 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1622 as Vriesche Palen, and means "Frisian border poles" which refers to the border with the province of Groningen.^[4] A sconce was built in 1593 on the border to guard against the Spanish.^[4] The sconce was conquered in 1672 by Christoph Bernhard von Galen, the Prince-Bishop of Münster.^[5]

In 1650, the Drachtster Compagnonsvaart was dug and Frieschepalen developed into a peat colony. In 1927, a Reformed Church was built in the village.^[5]

Gallery

Reformed Church
The sconce

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9249MA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^ ^a ^b "Frieschepalen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Frieschepalen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.