Ealahuizen ( fry, Elahuzen) is a small village in
De Fryske Marren
De Fryske Marren ( nl, De Friese Meren) is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2014 and consists of the former municipalities of Gaasterlân-Sleat, Lemsterland, Skarsterlân and parts of Boarnsterh ...
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
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. It is located on the banks of the and had a population of around 345 in 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1412 as Elahuysen, and means "settlement of Ele (person)".
The original settlement was flooded in the around 1700, and only a handful of farms and houses on the dike remained.
The village was originally called ''Nijega''. To avoid confusion with to other villages of the same name, it took the name of "Nijega (H.O.N.)" and later Elahuizen. Before 2014, Elahuizen was part of the
Gaasterlân-Sleat
Gaasterlân-Sleat is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is in West Frisian, the Dutch name being Gaasterland-Sloten (). In 2014 it merged with the municipalities of Lemsterland and Skarsterlân to form the new mu ...
municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hemelumer Oldeferd which was named Hemelumer Oldephaert & Noordwolde (H.O.N.). before 1956.
In 1840, it was home to 285 people. The medieval church was demolished in 1857. In 1864, the church was struck by lightning and both church and tower burnt down, and had to be replaced again.
Gallery
File:Elahuizen boerderij-4.JPG, Farm in Elahuizen
File:Schuur bij Elahuizen.jpg, Shed in Elahuizen
File:Elahuizen (50133479731).jpg, View on Elahuizen
File:Elahuizen - Vredesmonument 03.JPG, Peace monument
References
External links
De Fryske Marren
Populated places in Friesland
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