Hegebeintum ( nl, Hogebeintum) is a small village in

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in the province of

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, the

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. It had a population of around 90 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the

Ferwerderadiel Ferwerderadiel () is a former municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is West Frisian, the Dutch name is Ferwerderadeel (). In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Dongeradeel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruislan ...

municipality. Hegebeintum is home to the highest

artificial dwelling hill 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 and ...

, or ''terp'', in the Netherlands, measuring around tall. The high ground of the terp was historically used as a place of refuge during unusually high tides and storm floods, and also had a number of dwellings. There is a well-known restored

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located south of the village: the '' Hegebeintumer Mûne''.

History

The village was first mentioned between 819 and 825 as Bintheim, and means "high settlement with moor grass (''

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''). Hegebeintum 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 ...

'' village with a near perfect radial structure. It developed several centuries

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. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 12th century. It was enlarged around 1550. The 13th century tower was rebuilt in 1717 with yellow bricks. The polder mill Hegebeintumer Mûne was built in 1860. In 1969, it was decommissioned, because nobody was willing to move to Hegebeintum to operate wind mill, and a pumping station was installed. In 2006, it has been designated as a backup system. In 1840, Hegebeintum was home to 190 people. Between 1896 and 1905, parts of the ''terp'' were excavated which has resulted in a very steep hill. The old terp used to cover .

Gallery

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{{Authority control Noardeast-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland