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Gale Hania
Gale Hania (died 1380) was the thirteenth potestaat (or ruler) of Friesland, a province of Netherlands. Biography His name is also known written as Hanja or Hanya. Gale was born on the Hanya farm northeast of Pingjum, in the shire of Wonseradeel. The path alongside this farm is now called the Hanialaan. On July 4, 1380 around Arum a battle occurred between the monks of (near Midlum) and those of Oldeklooster (near Hartwert), where a total of more than 130 men died. The nobles Sicke Gratinga and Gale Hania, were severely injured, and were taken back to Ludingakerk . From the family Hania there are three signatories to the Covenant of the Nobles, Jorryt, Otto and Leo Hania. See also * List of rulers of Frisia Of the first historically verifiable rulers of Frisia, whether they are called dukes or kings, the last royal dynasty below is established by the chronicles of Merovingian kings of the Franks, with whom they were contemporaries. In these contempo ... References ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gale Hania, Sytse Dekama En Odo Botnia, 11e, 12e En 13e Potestaat Van Friesland Galo Hania, Sixtus Dekema, Odo Botnia
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Friesland
Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of Flevoland, northeast of North Holland, and south of the Wadden Sea. As of January 2020, the province had a population of 649,944 and a total area of . The province is divided into 18 municipalities. The capital and seat of the provincial government is the city of Leeuwarden (West Frisian: ''Ljouwert'', Liwwaddes: ''Liwwadde''), a city with 123,107 inhabitants. Other large municipalities in Friesland are Sneek (pop. 33,512), Heerenveen (pop. 50,257), and Smallingerland (includes city of Drachten, pop. 55,938). Since 2017, Arno Brok is the King's Commissioner in the province. A coalition of the Christian Democratic Appeal, the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, the Labour Party, and the Frisian National Party forms the executive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands
) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherlands , established_title2 = Act of Abjuration , established_date2 = 26 July 1581 , established_title3 = Peace of Münster , established_date3 = 30 January 1648 , established_title4 = Kingdom established , established_date4 = 16 March 1815 , established_title5 = Liberation Day (Netherlands), Liberation Day , established_date5 = 5 May 1945 , established_title6 = Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kingdom Charter , established_date6 = 15 December 1954 , established_title7 = Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean reorganisation , established_date7 = 10 October 2010 , official_languages = Dutch language, Dutch , languages_type = Regional languages , languages_sub = yes , languages = , languages2_type = Reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingjum
Pingjum ( fry, Penjum) is a village in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland, in the northern Netherlands and lies southwest of Harlingen. It had a population of around 585 in January 2017. History The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Penningem, and means "settlement of Penne (person)". Pingjum is a ''terp'' (artificial living hill) village from the early middle ages which developed on the Marneslenk in a grid structure. According to legend, the earliest settlers were shepherds from Drenthe who decided to build the terps and around 1100 added dikes for further protection against the sea. The tower of the Dutch Reformed church was built in the 12th or 13th century and was enlarged in the 15th century. The church dates from around 1500 and was enlarged in 1759. A water well is located next to the choir. In 1524, Menno Simons became priest at the church. Simons started to preach against militarism and was baptised as an adult. His breach with the Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arum, Friesland
Arum is a village in the Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is about 5 km southeast of the city of Harlingen. The village itself has about 895 inhabitants. The surrounding countryside that belongs to Arum, including the hamlets of and , has a population of about 180 in January 2017. History The village was first mentioned around 1400 as Aeldrum, and could mean "settlement of Alder (person)". Arum is a ''terp'' (artificial living mound) village which dates from the beginning of our era and was located at the Marneslenk. In 1380, the was fought near the village between the monks of the monasteries Ludingakerk (near Midlum) and Oldeklooster (near Hartwert), in which more than 130 men died. The Arumer Zwarte Hoop (Black Hope of Arum) was an army of peasants and mercenaries led by Grutte Pier (Pier Gerlofs Donia) who revenged the failed attack of Holland on Friesland, and as a pirate army plundered and raided cities in Holland from 1515 unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midlum, Friesland
Midlum ( fry, Mullum) is a village in north Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Harlingen, Friesland and has a population of around 645. The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Middelum, and means "settlement in the middle". The church dates from around 1200. In 1840, it was home to 439 people. The village used to be part of , but was moved to the municipality of Harlingen in 1971. Transportation ''Midlum-Herbaijum'' railway station was on the Harlingen - Stiens line of the North Friesland Railway The Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (North Friesland Railway) was a railway serving the sparsely populated north of the Dutch province of Friesland. It was operated by the North Friesland Local Railway Company (Dutch: ''Noord-Friesche Lo ..., which opened on 1 October 1903 to Tzummarum and Harlingen on 2 May 1904. The passenger service ceased on 15 May 1936. Closure of the line to Harlingen was on 11 January 1938 and to Tzummarum on 7 December 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldeklooster
Bloemkamp Abbey ( nl, Abdij Bloemkamp, also ''Oldeklooster''; la, Floridus campus) is a former Cistercian abbey in the Netherlands, located in Hartwerd in the municipality of Wûnseradiel to the north-east of Bolsward, in the province of Friesland. History The abbey was founded in approximately 1190-1192 by the brothers Tethard, Herdrad and Sybold, and settled from Klaarkamp Abbey, of the filiation of Clairvaux. It was dedicated by Balduin of Holland, bishop of Utrecht. Tethard was the first abbot and Herdrad the first prior. The second abbot was Wighard. The abbey acquired rights of patronage over the church of Scharnegoutum, and newly reclaimed land on the Middelzee. In the conflict between the Schieringer and the Vetkooper, the abbey took the side of the Schieringer. In 1347, under the bellicose twelfth abbot, Meikulpus, the monks of Bloemkamp unsuccessfully attacked Pingjum Abbey. Renicus Camga, who became abbot in 1377, was also warlike, and maintained hostilities wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartwert
Hartwerd ( fry, Hartwert) is a small village, near Bolsward, in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in the Province of Friesland in the Netherlands. It had around 125 residents in January 2017. A restored historic windmill, ''De Oegekloostermolen'', which was built before 1830 stands near the village. History Hartwerd was first mentioned in the 13th century as Hertwarth, and means "''terp'' of Harte". Up to 1322, the '' landdag'' of Westergo was held at Hartwerd. The Oegeklooster which was an outpost of Bloemkamp Abbey, stood in the vicinity of the village from 1191 to 1572. In the course of the Münster Rebellion, the monastery was attacked in 1535 by a group of Anabaptists, who badly damaged the buildings of the cloister. In 1572, the monastery was destroyed by the Geuzen. The church of Hartwerd was demolished in 1722. The tower was demolished in 1801, and only a little bell tower remained. The polder mill De Oegekloostermolen has been known to exist as early as 1830. It h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
