Peins

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Peins
Village
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St Gertrude's church
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Location in the Franekeradeel municipality
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Peins
Location in the Netherlands
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Peins
Peins (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°12′20″N5°35′39″E / 53.20556°N 5.59417°E / 53.20556; 5.59417
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Waadhoeke
Area
[1]
 • Total4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Elevation
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0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total260
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Postal code
8812 [1]
Dialing code 0517

Peins is a village in Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 170 in January 2018. [3] Up to 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality. [4]

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History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century Pesinghe, and means "settlement of the people of Pese (person)". [5] Peins is a terp (artificial living hill) living which probably dates from the beginning of our era. The clay wall to Franeker which later turned into a road. The Dutch Reformed church dates from around 1300 and was extensively modified in 1865. [6] The tower was replaced in 1912. [4]

Peins was home to 168 people in 1840. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 8812JH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Peins (Waadhoeke, Friesland / Fryslân, Netherlands) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  4. 1 2 3 "Peins". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Peins - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Peins" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9476 4 . Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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