Ferwert ( nl, Ferwerd) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1787 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality.

History

The village was first mentioned between 819 and 825 as "in Fatruwerde". The etymology is unclear. Ferwert is a '' terp'' village with a radial structure which developed several centuries Before Christ. In the 11th or 12th century a dike was built leading to Marrum and

Blije Blije ( nl, Blija) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 860 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality. History The village wa ...

. The area to the south of the ''terp'' was property of the church and became a square known as Vrijhof (free court). Ferwert developed into the capital of the ''grietenij'' (predecessor of the municipality) Ferwerderadiel. The earliest church probably dated from the 9th century. The tower of the Dutch Reformed church was built in the 15th century, and the church was constructed shortly after and contains elements of its medieval predecessor. The clergy house was built in the 15th century, and served as clergy house from 1580 until 1723. In 1840, it became the town hall. Gemme van Burmania voor Philips II

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stins A stins (Dutch, pl. ''stinsen''; from West Frisian ''stienhûs'' utch ''steenhuis''"stone house", shortened to ''stins'', pl. ''stinzen'') is a former stronghold or villa in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Many stinsen carry the name ...

'' Herjuwsma State was first mentioned around 1500. It was owned by Gemme Herjuwsma who was decapitated in 1512 in Leeuwarden for conspiring with Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, and his estate was seized by troops of the Duke of Burgundy. owned the estate in the mid-16th century. In 1555, he represented Friesland during the inauguration of

Philip II of Spain Philip II) in Spain, while in Portugal and his Italian kingdoms he ruled as Philip I ( pt, Filipe I). (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( es, Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from ...

and refused to kneel to the king, saying "Wy Friezen knibbelje allinne foar God" (We Frisian only kneel for God) which could be considered the start of the

Dutch Revolt The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) (Historiography of the Eighty Years' War#Name and periodisation, c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and t ...

. Van Burmania was subsequently banned and had to flee to the Cologne. The estate was abandoned in 1805, and was demolished in 1816. In 1840, Ferwert was home to 1,463 people. A part of the ''terp'' was excavated around 1900. In 2019, Ferwerderadiel was merged into Noardeast-Fryslân.

Notable people

* Pieter Boeles (1795–1875), minister and linguist * (1523–1602), nobleman and resistance fighter * Eeltsje Boates Folkertsma (1893–1968), writer and translator

Gallery

File:Nije Buorren17 Ferwerd.jpg, House in Ferwert File:Nije Buorren9 Ferwerd.jpg, House in Ferwert File:Vrijhof in Ferwerd. (actm) 07.jpg, Former clergy house File:Bushokje en leugenbank.JPG, Bus stop and liar's bench

References

External links

{{Authority control Noardeast-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland