Cornwerd ( fry, Koarnwert) is a small village in
Súdwest-Fryslân
Southwest Friesland ( fy, Súdwest-Fryslân ) is a municipality in the Northern Netherlands, located in the province of Friesland. It had a population of 84,092 in August 2017. Sneek is the municipal seat. With a total area of 841.56 km2, Sú ...
municipality in the province of
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 ...
, the
Netherlands
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. It had a population of around 85 in January 2017.
Cornwerd is home to the
De Cornwerdermolen.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 9th century as Quirnifurt, and means "''
terp
A ''terp'', also known as a ''wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt'' or ''værft'', is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides an ...
'' with wind mill". Cornwerd used to be more important than neighbouring
Makkum, because it was located on the only navigable canal, and a
sconce was built near the village for defence. In 1345, the army of
Holland
Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. From the 10th to the 16th c ...
was defeated, and for awhile the merchants from Holland were only allowed to trade in
Harich, Cornwerd en
Holwerd
Holwert is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. It had a population of around 1,607 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.
The ferry to ...
.
The Dutch Reformed church dates from 13th century. In 1898, the small
saddle roof
A saddle roof is a roof form which follows a convex curve about one axis and a concave curve about the other. The hyperbolic paraboloid form has been used for roofs at various times since it is easily constructed from straight sections of lumber, ...
was replaced by a large tower.
The polder mill
Cornwerdermolen was built in 1907. It was devastated by a hurricane in 1972, and an engine was installed. In 1999, it was restored.
Cornwerd was home to 69 people in 1840.
Before 2011, the village was part of the
Wûnseradiel
Wûnseradiel () is a former municipality in the Friesland province of the northern Netherlands, at the eastern end of the ''Afsluitdijk''. The official (legal) name of the municipality is in the West Frisian language, though it is known as Wonsera ...
municipality.
Gallery
File:Makkum 2008 30.jpg, Church of Cornwerd
File:Cornwerd sept 2008.jpg, View on Cornwerd
References
External links
Súdwest-Fryslân
Populated places in Friesland
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