Mûnein ( nl, Molenend) is a village in

Tytsjerksteradiel Tytsjerksteradiel () is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. It is named after the town of Tytsjerk, whose name is derived from a person named Tiete. Tiete was a daughter of Tryn, after whom the region (Trynwâlden) is n ...

municipality in the province

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 ...

of the

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. It had a population of around 580 in 2018.Overzicht inwonersaantal Tytsjerksteradiel
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History

Until 1948 was Mûnein a part of Oentsjerk. At the request of "Dorpsbelang" (Village Interest) Mûnein received village status. Until then, it was customary for village status to be given to areas with a church which Mûnein did not have. But because there is a pub, a primary school and several associations, the municipality Tytsjerksteradiel gave village status on 8 October 1948. Since 1953 Mûnein is officially part of the Trynwalden a region on a sand bar which includes the villages of Oentsjerk. Gytsjerk, Aldtsjerk and

Readtsjerk Readtsjerk ( nl, Roodkerk) is a village in the Dantumadiel municipality of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 185 in 2017. The village consists of a few small and sparsely populated neighborhoods and has no real residentia ...

Flax factory

It was Baron Theo van Welderen Rengers of Heemstra State, who stimulated the construction of the flax factory. He was a member of the commission ''Door Arbeid tot Verbetering'', which was founded by his father, Julius Wilco. On 6 May 1898, an application was submitted at the municipality Tytsjerksteradiel to build a factory near the Swarte Broek, a lake near Mûnein. Thus the first factory of the "N.V. Friesche Maatschappij van Vlasindustrie" was built in Mûnein. The name can be seen in colorful tiles on the roof and on the front of the factory. The location of the Swarte Broek was chosen because the flax had to first go through a rotting process in the open waters. The opening of the factory took place on 24 November 1898 with J.J. Westra as director. The plant was closed on 24 April 1967. The restored chimney and a statue on the square in town still refer to the time of the flax processing. Today there is a facility for the mentally handicapped in the old flax factory and by the tall chimney still be seen from afar.

Siamese twins

Mûnein became national news in 1953 at the birth of

Siamese twins Conjoined twins – sometimes popularly referred to as Siamese twins – are twins joined ''in utero''. A very rare phenomenon, the occurrence is estimated to range from 1 in 49,000 births to 1 in 189,000 births, with a somewhat higher incidence ...

on 8 November 1953. Village Doctor Wijthoff was present at the birth of her seventh child, but she gave birth to two babies joined at the stomach. They were rushed by taxi to the ''Diakonessenhuis'', a hospital in

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Stadsfries dialects, Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in Fri ...

. The babies were in good conditions and examination revealed they had their own hearts, lungs and other organs. They were physically independent of each other. It was discussed with an English physician who had experience with a separation of Siamese twins. Seven months after birth, in 1954 the twins underwent surgery to separate them. They were the first Siamese twins in the

who had been successfully separated.

Community

Population

* 1954 - 791 * 1969 - 775 * 1964 - 731 * 1969 - 666 * 1974 - 638 * 2006 - 701

Notable people

Lieuwe Westra Lieuwe Westra (born 11 September 1982) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2016 for the KrolStonE Continental Team, and teams. Professional career Born in Mûnein), Westra finished second at ...

(1982) -

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

Gallery

File:Mûnein, Dr. Kylstrawei.jpg, Houses in the village File:Mûnein, eardere flaaksfabryk.jpg, Chimney of the flax factory File:Mûnein, stjelp Jelte Binneswei 1.jpg, Farm in Mûnein

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Munein Populated places in Friesland Tytsjerksteradiel