Idskenhuizen

Idskenhuizen Jiskenhuzen
Village
Idskenhuizen church
Location in the former Skarsterlân municipality
Idskenhuizen Location in the Netherlands Show map of Friesland Idskenhuizen Idskenhuizen (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°55′43″N5°42′48″E / 52.92861°N 5.71333°E / 52.92861; 5.71333
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	De Fryske Marren
Area [1]
• Total	2.31 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	490
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Postal code	8523 [1]
Dialing code	0513

Idskenhuizen (West Frisian : Jiskenhuzen) is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 480 in 2017. ^[3]

History

The village as first mentioned in 1495 as Eesken hwsen, and means "settlement of Eesk/Eeske (person)". ^[4] Around 1500, the villa Roordastins was located near the village. In 1840, it was home to 296 people. The Protestant church dates from 1889, and is a replacement of an earlier church. ^[5]

Before 2014, Idskenhuizen was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Doniawerstal. ^[5]

Gallery

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  Art in Idskenhuizen
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  Well in Idskenhuizen

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 8523DK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
3. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS
4. "Idskenhuizen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
5. "Idskenhuizen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.

External links

Media related to Idskenhuizen at Wikimedia Commons