Ysbrechtum ( nl, IJsbrechtum) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

1 km from the

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Sneek Sneek (; fy, Snits) is a city southwest of Leeuwarden and the seat of the former municipality of Sneek in the province of Friesland, Netherlands. As of 2011 it is the seat of the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân (Southwest Friesland). Th ...

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 ...

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. It had a population of around 690 in January 2017. Ysbrechtum contains the , an old estate.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Jsbrectum, and means "the settlement of IJsbrecht." Ysbrechtum is a ''

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'' (artificial living hill) village which developed in the early middle ages. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1694 as a replacement of its 11th or 12th century predecessor. In 1865, the church was modified and the tower was rebuilt. Epema State is a ''

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 ...

'' which dated from before 1449. In 1651, it was bought by Doeke Martena van Burmania, the ''

grietman A grietman (from Old Frisian ''greta'' to accuse, to summon) is partly a forerunner of the current rural mayor in the province of Friesland, and partly the forerunner of a judge. The area of jurisdiction was the municipality or gemeente. In the j ...

'' (predecessor of mayor/judge) of

Wymbritseradeel Wymbritseradeel (; official fry, Wymbritseradiel ()) was a rural municipality ( nl, gemeenten) in the Dutch province of Friesland from 1984 until 2011. An earlier type of municipality ( nl, grietenij) of the same name existed from 1500 until 198 ...

who extensively modified the estate in 1652 and constructed a gate house. In 1825, the estate was extensively modified and rebuilt in

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. In 1880, a dome was placed on the roof, but was removed soon after, because it was too heavy. In 1894, the estate was modified in

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style. The building is privately owned and serves as a residential home. The estate is surrounded by a large park. Ysbrechtum was home to 198 people in 1840. In 1844, the road from

Bolsward Bolsward (, West Frisian: ''Boalsert'') is a city in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Bolsward has a population of just under 10,200. It is located 10 km W.N.W. of Sneek. History The town is founded on thr ...

was built, and Ysbrechtum extended towards to road. After World War II, Ysbrechtum became a commuters village of

. Until 2011 it belonged to

municipality and before 1984, the village was part of the

Wymbritseradiel Wymbritseradeel (; official fry, Wymbritseradiel ()) was a rural municipality ( nl, gemeenten) in the Dutch province of Friesland from 1984 until 2011. An earlier type of municipality ( nl, grietenij) of the same name existed from 1500 until 198 ...

municipality. In 2015, Sneek announced plans to extend its industrial zone up to Ysbrechtum. The decision triggered protests from the village, and the plans have been altered in 2017.

Notable inhabitants

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is originally from Ysbrechtum.

Gallery

File:Ysbrechtum bord 01.jpg, Home to Ysbrechtum File:IJsbrechtum Epema State Poortgebouw 2010.JPG, Gate house of Epema State File:Epemastate-Ysbrechtum.JPG, Epema State File:Brechtsje,teuntsje en tjaltsje.JPG, Statue in Ysbrechtum

References

External links

{{Authority control Súdwest-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland