Hartwerd ( fry, Hartwert) is a small village, near

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, in the municipality of

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in the Province of

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in the

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. It had around 125 residents in January 2017. A restored historic windmill, ''De Oegekloostermolen'', which was built before 1830 stands near the village.

History

Hartwerd was first mentioned in the 13th century as Hertwarth, and means "''

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'' of Harte". Up to 1322, the '' landdag'' of

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was held at Hartwerd. The Oegeklooster which was an outpost of Bloemkamp Abbey, stood in the vicinity of the village from 1191 to 1572. In the course of the Münster Rebellion, the monastery was attacked in 1535 by a group of

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, who badly damaged the buildings of the cloister. In 1572, the monastery was destroyed by the Geuzen. The church of Hartwerd was demolished in 1722. The tower was demolished in 1801, and only a little bell tower remained. The polder mill De Oegekloostermolen has been known to exist as early as 1830. It has been replaced by a pumping station, however the wind mill has been designated emergency backup in 2006. Hartwerd was home to 95 people in 1840. Before 2011, the village was part of the

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municipality.

Notable people

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(1881–1942), O.Carm., was born on a dairy farm in Oegeklooster. He was a Carmelite friar, who became a noted scholar and philosopher, and helped to found

Radboud University Radboud University (abbreviated as RU, nl, Radboud Universiteit , formerly ''Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen'') is a public research university located in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The university bears the name of Saint Radboud, a 9th century D ...

. He was arrested by the Gestapo during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands for his open and strong opposition to their goals, and sent to Dachau concentration camp. There he was executed there by lethal injection in 1942. He has been declared a martyr by the Catholic Church.

Gallery

File:Hartwerd in de provincie Friesland.jpg, Postcard of Hartwerd File:Hartwerd Klokhuis 9678.JPG, Bell tower of Hartwerd

References

External links

{{Authority control Súdwest-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland