Follega ( fry, Follegea) 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 ...
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 155 in 2017.
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Ecclesia Folcolfi, and means "the settlement of Folle (person)". The church was demolished in the 17th century and never rebuilt. On 2 October 1799, English soldiers tried to take the bridge, but were attacked by armed citizens and had to retreat. The local inn used to be called De Drie Kogels (The three bullets), because it had received three bullet holes during the fighting. In 1840, it was home to 231 people. There was a little wind mill near Follega built in 1857, but it was sold to
Laag-Keppel in 1968.
Gallery
File:Follegasloot Brug Follega.JPG, The bridge near Follega
File:Follega bij brug.jpg, Street view
File:Aanzicht - Tollega - 20209734 - RCE.jpg, Farm near Follega
File:Spinnenkopmolen van achteren gefotografeerd Coll.S.J.Bouma,Gr.voor 42 - Follega - 20514695 - RCE.jpg, Windmill
References
External links
De Fryske Marren
Populated places in Friesland
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