Jaarsveld is a village in the

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province of

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. It is a part of the municipality of

Lopik Lopik () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, close to the Lek river. History Lopik lies within the Lopikerwaard region, which used to be occupied by swamps and forests until the area was cultivated in th ...

, and lies about 7 km southwest of

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. Jaarsveld used to be a separate municipality, covering a large part of the current municipality of Lopik south of the Lopiker Wetering and Enge IJssel rivers. It merged with the municipality of Lopik in 1943. A large part of the town of Lopik is actually built in the former municipality of Jaarsveld.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1331 as Jaarsfelt, and means (peat concession) field of Jaar (person). During the middle ages until 1795, Jaarsveld was a ''vrije en hoge heerlijkheid''. As a free a high fief, Jaarsveld was an independent of the provinces

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, like the larger

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to the east. In 1795, at the founding of the Batavian Republic, all ''heerlijkheden'' and noble rights were abolished. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from the 15th century and has 14th century elements. Castle Jaarsveld was built in the 14th century, but destroyed in 1672 by the French. Around 1760, the manor house Huis Jaarsveld was built to the north-west of the castle and was expanded in 1867. In 1840, Jaarsveld was home to 1,079 people, however that included the hamlets of Jaarsvelderkapel and Graaf.

Gallery

File:Jaarsveld 2.jpg, Village view File:Jaarsveld 2018 6.jpg, Houses along the dike File:De Horde.jpg, Nature area De Horde File:Het slot te Jaarsveld, verwoest door de Fransen in 1672 't Slot te Iaarsveldt (titel op object) Reeks van dertien afbeeldingen van de dorpen en kastelen in de provincie Utrecht door de Fransen in 1672 verwoest (serieti, RP-P-OB-77.098.jpg, Ruins of Castle Jaarsveld (1672-1676)

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Utrecht (province) Former municipalities of Utrecht (province) Lopik