Súdwest-Fryslân
Southwest Friesland ( fy, Súdwest-Fryslân ) is a municipality in the Northern Netherlands, located in the province of Friesland. It had a population of 84,092 in August 2017. Sneek is the municipal seat. With a total area of 841.56 km2, Sú ...
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 ...
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. It had a population of around 335 in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1511 as Heijdenscip, and means "wild growth on land". It Heidenskip is a long
linear settlement
A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical re ...
. It is a relative new settlement. In 1851, it contained two buildings and a ferry. The name used for the area between the city of
Mennonite
Mennonites are groups of Anabaptist Christian church communities of denominations. The name is derived from the founder of the movement, Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland. Through his writings about Reformed Christianity during the Radic ...
church was built, which resulted in the construction of a Dutch Reformed church. In 1979, it was elevated to the status of village. Before 2011, the village was part of the
Nijefurd
Nijefurd () is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland.
History
It was formed in 1984 from the old municipalities of Hindeloopen, Stavoren, and Workum, and part of Hemelumer Oldeferd.
In 2011, it formed to ...
municipality. Before 1984 it partly belonged to Hemelumer Oldeferd and partly to
Workum
Workum () is a city located in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland, Netherlands. It received city rights in 1399 and is one of the eleven cities of Friesland. It had a population of 4,435 in January 2017.
Gallery
File:It Heidenskip.jpg, Church of It Heidenskip
File:Workum - Molen De Snip m twee halve zeilen.jpg, Wind mill De Snip
File:Branburren.jpg, View on Branburren
File:Zijgevel nr. L 13129 - Heidenschap - 20489197 - RCE.jpg, Farm with bull (1957)