Tirns

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Tirns Turns
Village
Tirns Church
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
53°3′32″N 5°37′35″E / 53.05889°N 5.62639°E / 53.05889; 5.62639
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Area ^[1]
• Total	4.78 km² (1.85 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	185
• Density	39/km² (100/sq mi)
Postal code	8632^[1]
Dialing code	0515

Tirns (West Frisian: Turns) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 170 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Terdenghe, and means "settlement of the people of Teerd".^[4] Tirns is a little terp (artificial living hill) village near the former Middelzee. It was connected to Franeker via a canal.^[5]

The church was built in 1699 as a replacement of the medieval church. The cemetery was used both by the Protestant and Catholics. The monastery Thabor was located about one kilometre south of Tirns and was a priory of the Augustinians founded in 1406.^[5] The monks of the priory constructed several dikes in the area.^[6] The monastery was destroyed in 1572 by the Geuzen.^[5]

Tirns was home to 290 people in 1840.^[6] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.^[6]

Gallery

Art in Tirns

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 8632WE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^ "Tirns - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tirns". Friesland wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tirns". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.