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Warten
View on WikipediaWarten (Dutch: Wartena) is a village located in the municipality of Leeuwarden, within the province of Friesland, Netherlands. As of January 2017, it had a population of approximately 915.[3]
Key Information
The village is home to a restored windmill named De Ikkers. Warten is situated near the De Alde Feanen National Park.[4]
Warten is the hometown of Olympic gold medallist Marit Bouwmeester (2016: Laser Radial sailing).[5]
History
[edit]The village was first documented in 1412 under the name Wartena. Its etymology remains unknown.[6] Warten was originally a terp (artificial living mound) village in the early middle ages. Later, it developed into a canal village. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1780 as a replacement of the medieval church. The tower was restored in 1880. The Oud Friese Greidboerderij is an old Frisian longhouse farm constructed around 1728 on a terp. It is one of the few remaining farms which is still in original condition.[7]
The polder mill De Ikkers originated from the 18th century. In 1921, it was purchased and moved to Snikzwaag to remove excess water from the Broeksterpolder. In 1970, it was purchased, relocated to Warten, and restored, though it is no longer in service.[8]
In 1840, Warten was home to 461 people.[4] Until 2014, Warten was part of Boarnsterhim municipality and until 1984 it belonged to Idaarderadeel.[4]
Notable people
[edit]- Marit Bouwmeester (born 1988), sailor[9]
Gallery
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Warten church -
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Farm in Warten. Former Director's house of the local dairy factory -
Harbour of Warten
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9003LA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
- ^ a b c "Warten". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Gouden medaille voor Marit Bouwmeester uit Warten". Friesland Actueel. 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Warten - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Warten" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "De Ikkers". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Marit Bouwmeester: trots van Warten, Friesland". NPO Radio 2 (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
External links
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Media related to Warten at Wikimedia Commons
