Idskenhuizen ( fry, Jiskenhuzen) is a 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 ...
municipality 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
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. It had a population of around 480 in 2017.
History
The village as first mentioned in 1495 as Eesken hwsen, and means "settlement of Eesk/Eeske (person)".
Around 1500, the villa Roordastins was located near the village. In 1840, it was home to 296 people. The Protestant church dates from 1889, and is a replacement of an earlier church.
Before 2014, Idskenhuizen was part of the
Skarsterlân
Skarsterlân (; nl, Scharsterland ) is a former municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. The municipality was created 1 January 1984 by merging the municipalities of Doniawerstal and Haskerland, the part of Utingeradeel cons ...
municipality and before 1984 it was part of
Doniawerstal Doniawerstal was a municipality in southwest Friesland, south of Sneek. It consisted mainly of grassland and lakes. Its capital was Langweer. The municipality was dissolved in 1984; part went to Wymbritseradiel and part went to Skarsterlân
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Gallery
File:De wjukken, idskenhuizen.jpg, Art in Idskenhuizen
File:Gedenkteken Idskenhuizen 01.JPG, Well in Idskenhuizen
References
External links
De Fryske Marren
Populated places in Friesland
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