Iens ( nl, Edens) 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 ...
in the province
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 ...
of the
Netherlands
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with a population of around 32 in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Ederinghe, and means "settlement of the people of Ede (person)".
Iens is a ''
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 ...
'' (artificial living hill) village.
Before 2018, the village was part of the
Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to
Hennaarderadeel municipality. It changed its official name from ''Edens'' to ''Iens'' in 1991.
Iens has a church dating from the thirteenth century. It was renewed in 1874, and the tower dates was restored in 1852. The choir was extended and includes the 1783 water well which used to be located outside the church.
The ''
Edensermolen'', a
smock mill built in 1847 for
drainage has been restored and is held in reserve for emergencies.
[ Iens was home to 48 people in 1840.]
Gallery
File:Hegenserleane.png, Farm in Iens
Edens - Edense Molen.jpg, Windmill ''De Edensermolen''
References
External links
Súdwest-Fryslân
Populated places in Friesland
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