Munnekezijl ( fry, Muntsjesyl; gos, Muntjesiel) is the easternmost village in

Noardeast-Fryslân Noardeast-Fryslân is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2019 and consists of the former municipalities of Dongeradeel, Ferwerderadiel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, all three of which dissol ...

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. It had a population of 488 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the

Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland (; fy, en Nijkrúslân), officially abbreviated as Kollumerland c.a., is a municipality in the northern Netherlands, located in the province of Friesland. In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Dongeradeel and ...

municipality. There is a windmill in the village, the Munnekezijlstermolen.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1510 as Monicken nyem szyl, and means "sluice of the monks" which is referenced to the monastery of

Gerkesklooster Gerkesklooster ( fry, Gerkeskleaster) is a village in Achtkarspelen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It forms, together with Stroobos, the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos. The double village had a population of around 1144 i ...

who built a

sluice Sluice ( ) is a word for a channel controlled at its head by a movable gate which is called a sluice gate. A sluice gate is traditionally a wood or metal barrier sliding in grooves that are set in the sides of the waterway and can be considered ...

at the location around 1450. In 1476, the sluice was damaged by the citizens of

Achtkarspelen Achtkarspelen () is a municipality in Friesland in the northern Netherlands. History The name ''Achtkarspelen'', literally meaning "eight parishes", is derived from the original eight parishes within the ''grietenij'', namely: Augustinusga, Buite ...

. In 1539, the sluice was moved further to the east, and in 1585, a

sconce Sconce may refer to: *Sconce (fortification), a military fortification *Sconce (light fixture) *Sconcing, imposing a penalty in the form of drink *Sconce Point Fort Victoria is a former military fort on the Isle of Wight, England (), built to ...

was built near the sluice. The current sluice dates from 1741. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1899 to replace its 17th century predecessor. In 1840, Munnekezijl was home to 333 people. The

grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the Mill (grinding), grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist i ...

Munnekezijlstermolen dates from 1856. It was restored between 1970 and 1971, and as of 2017, in service again.

Gallery

File:Lauwers - Munnekezijl.jpg, View of the

Lauwers The Lauwers () is a river in the Netherlands. It forms part of the border between the provinces of Friesland and Groningen. From the 730s to Widukind's defeat in 785, it was part of the border of the Frankish Empire. The former Lauwerszee and ...

River File:Munnekezijl - Methardusstraat.jpg, Village street File:Dorpshuis De Skâns. Munnekezijl.JPG, Village house De Skâns File:Munnekezijl oorlogsmonument.JPG, War memorial

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Noardeast-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub