Húns ( nl, Huins) is a village in
Leeuwarden
Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 123,107 (2019). It is the provincial capital and seat of the ...
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 114 in January 2017.
There is a preserved
windmill
A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called windmill sail, sails or blades, specifically to mill (grinding), mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and ...
, ''
De Huinsermolen''.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century Hunenghe, and means "settlement of the people of Huno (person)". Húns is a twin village with
Leons and both share a village flag. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century. In 1840, Húns was home to 117 people.
The polder mill
De Huinsermolen was built in 1829. The mill drains the excess water from the ''
polder
A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are:
# Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed
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''. In 1958, a Diesel powered pumping station was installed, however the wind mill is regularly in service.
Before 2018, the village was part of the
Littenseradiel
Littenseradiel () is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands, known in Dutch as Littenseradeel (). The municipality was formed on 1 January 1984 by a merger of the former municipalities Baarderadeel and Hennaarderadeel. On 1 January 2018, ...
municipality and before 1984 it belonged to
Baarderadeel
Baarderadeel is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Friesland, southwest of Leeuwarden. Since 1984, the area has been a part of the municipality of Littenseradiel.
Some of the larger villages in Baarderadeel are Winsum
Winsum () is ...
municipality.
Gallery
File:Huns Friesland.jpg, View on Húns
File:De Hunser Murd.jpg, Marten statue
File:Huns - De Huinsermolen.jpg, Windmill ''De Huinsermolen''
File:Voormalige o.l. school in Huins.jpg, Former school
References
External links
Leeuwarden
Populated places in Friesland
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