Peazens is a 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 ...

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 has a population of around 242 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality. There is a restored windmill in the village, De Hond. Peazens is twinned with

Moddergat Moddergat is a fishing village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 221 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality. The name of the village means ...

, and they are often referred to as "Peazens-Moddergat".

History

The village was first mentioned in 1415 as pazene wal. The etymology is unclear. The village of Peazens was founded in the 11th on the new

dike Dyke (UK) or dike (US) may refer to: General uses * Dyke (slang), a slang word meaning "lesbian" * Dike (geology), a subvertical sheet-like intrusion of magma or sediment * Dike (mythology), ''Dikē'', the Greek goddess of moral justice * Dikes, ...

along the

Wadden Sea The Wadden Sea ( nl, Waddenzee ; german: Wattenmeer; nds, Wattensee or ; da, Vadehavet; fy, Waadsee, longname=yes; frr, di Heef) is an intertidal zone in the southeastern part of the North Sea. It lies between the coast of northwestern conti ...

. Moddergat was founded later from Peazens, and used to consist of two hamlets: De Kamp and De Oere. The Dutch Reformed church dates from around 1200. In 1792, the tower was demolished and the church was extended into the vacant area. Afterwards a new tower was constructed. 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 ...

De Hond was built in 1861. By 1968, it had become a ruin, and was sold for ƒ1,- to De Hollandsche Molen Foundation. Between 1969 and 1971, it was restored and is occasionally in use. In 1840, Peazens was home to 637 people. Peazens used to belong to the municipality of Oostdongeradeel and Moddergat to Westdongeradeel. In 1983, the municipalities merged.

Gallery

File:Achterwei achter de dijk.JPG, Village view File:Moddergat (NL) - panoramio (5).jpg, Village along the dike File:20180919 LO13 Stormvogel Waddenzee.jpg, Wadden Sea with Peazens in the background File:Moddergat (NL) - panoramio (8).jpg, Windmill De Hond

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{{Authority control Noardeast-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland