Ried, Friesland

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Village
	Church of Ried
	Coat of arms
	Location in the Franekeradeel municipality
	Ried Location in the Netherlands Ried Ried (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 53°13′21″N5°35′26″E / 53.22250°N 5.59056°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Waadhoeke
Area
• Total	3.17 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Elevation	0.7 m (2.3 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	445
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Postal code	8811
Dialing code	0517
Website	Official

Last updated November 27, 2023

Ried (Dutch pronunciation: [rit] , West Frisian : Rie) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 435 in January 2014.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1275 as Rede, and refers to a stream.^[4] Ried is a terp (artificial living hill) village which developed several centuries before Christ along the Riedstroom. The tower of Dutch Reformed collapsed and was rebuilt in 1625. The church dates from 1653 and was a replacement of a medieval church.^[5]

Ried was home to 246 people in 1840.^[6] Between 1858 and 1916, there was a brickworks in Ried. There was also a dairy factory between 1898 and 1935.^[6] Until 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality.^[6]

Gallery

Music parade in Ried
Marina
Cat statue
Ried in winter

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References

1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
↑ "Postcodetool for 8811HA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
↑ Aantal inwoners per buurt/dorp - Franekeradeel
↑ "Ried". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
↑ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Ried" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4 . Retrieved 3 April 2022.
1 2 3 "Ried". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.

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[stat-1] 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 8811HA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[3] Aantal inwoners per buurt/dorp - Franekeradeel

[4] "Ried". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[monument-5] Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Ried" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4 . Retrieved 3 April 2022.

[plaats-6] 1 2 3 "Ried". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.

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v t e Populated places in the municipality of Waadhoeke
Towns	Franeker Former municipalities: Franekeradeel het Bildt Menameradiel
Villages	Achlum Alde Leie (small part) Baaium Berltsum Bitgum Bitgummole Blessum Boer Boksum Deinum Dongjum Dronryp Firdgum Herbaijum Hitzum Ingelum Klooster-Lidlum Marsum Menaam Minnertsga Nij Altoenae Oosterbierum Oudebildtzijl Peins Pietersbierum Ried Schalsum Sexbierum Sint Annaparochie Sint Jacobiparochie Skingen Slappeterp Spannum Tzum Tzummarum Vrouwenparochie Westhoek Wier Winsum Wjelsryp Zweins
Hamlets	Arkens Barrum Bonkwert Doijum Dijkshoek Dyksterhuzen Fatum Franjumerbourren Hatsum 't Heechhout Holprijp De Kampen Kie Kiesterzijl Kingmatille Kleaster Anjum Koehool De Puollen De Vlaren
List of cities, towns and villages in Friesland