Augustinusga () is a village in the municipality of

Achtkarspelen Achtkarspelen () is a municipality in Friesland in the northern Netherlands. History The name ''Achtkarspelen'', literally meaning "eight parishes", is derived from the original eight parishes within the ''grietenij'', namely: Augustinusga, Buite ...

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 ...

province, The

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 Netherl ...

. Augustinusga lies in the eastern part of the province of Friesland, 10 km north of

Drachten Drachten () is a town in the northern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Smallingerland, Friesland. It had a population of around 45,186 in January 2017 and is the second largest town in the province of Friesland. History Begin ...

. As of 2017, it had a population of 1233.

History

The village was first mentioned around 1240 as "parrochia beati Augustini", and means "village of

Augustine of Hippo Augustine of Hippo ( , ; la, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Af ...

". Augustinusga is a road village which developed on the intersection of the roads from

Buitenpost Buitenpost (''Bûtenpost'' in West Frisian) is a village in north-east Friesland in the Netherlands. It lies approximately halfway between the cities of Leeuwarden (the capital of Friesland) and Groningen, in the northern part of the municipali ...

and

Surhuizum Surhuizum ( fry, Surhuzum) is a village in Achtkarspelen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = K ...

. In 1240, Gerke Harkema from Augustinusga founded the village of

Gerkesklooster Gerkesklooster ( fry, Gerkeskleaster) is a village in Achtkarspelen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It forms, together with Stroobos, the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos. The double village had a population of around 1144 i ...

. In 1242, Huwe Harkema, his brother, founded . The Protestant church of Augustinusga was built in the 15th century and has a 13th century tower which is slight detached from the church. The poldermolen is a

tjasker The tjasker (West Frisian: , German: ) is a small type of windmill used solely for drainage purposes. It is distinctive for its simple construction, featuring only a single inclined shaft that carries the sails on one end and an Archimedes' screw o ...

, simple pumping mill, which was originally located in

Blessum Blessum is a small village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 89 in January 2017. Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality. History The village was f ...

and moved to Augustinusga in 1972. In 1840, it was home to 600 people. In 1897, a dairy factory was opened which resulted in further development. The factory closed in 1968.

Notable buildings

* The Protestant church of Augustinusga

Gallery

File:Abrahamsplein.JPG , Abraham Square File:Pegasus (Augustinusga).JPG, Wall art File:Augustinusga Dwarsreed.JPG, Village street File:Eerst was het een Cafê later Verzekerigen nu woonhuis. Augustinusga.JPG, Former pub

References

External links

Achtkarspelen Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub