Ried (, ) is a village in

Waadhoeke Waadhoeke is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2018 and consists of the former municipalities of Franekeradeel, het Bildt, Menameradiel and parts of Littenseradiel, all four of which were ...

municipality in the province of

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, the

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. It had a population of around 435 in January 2014.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1275 as Rede, and refers to a stream. Ried is a ''

terp A ''terp'', also known as a ''wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt'' or ''værft'', is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides and ...

'' (artificial living hill) village which developed several centuries

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along the Riedstroom. The tower of Dutch Reformed collapsed and was rebuilt in 1625. The church dates from 1653 and was a replacement of a medieval church. Ried was home to 246 people in 1840. Between 1858 and 1916, there was a

brickworks A brickworks, also known as a brick factory, is a factory for the manufacturing of bricks, from clay or shale. Usually a brickworks is located on a clay bedrock (the most common material from which bricks are made), often with a clay pit, quar ...

in Ried. There was also a dairy factory between 1898 and 1935. Until 2018, the village was part of the

Franekeradeel Franekeradeel (; ) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. It was created in 1984 by combining an earlier Franekeradeel municipality with the city of Franeker and parts of the former municipality of Barradeel. On 1 January 2018 it m ...

municipality.

Gallery

File:,MUZIEK VERENIGING LYTS BEGJIN RIEDSTERMERKE,DR. VITUS RINGERSTRAAT Ried 16 - panoramio.jpg, Music parade in Ried File:20191007 jachthaven2 Ried.jpg, Marina File:20191007 sculptuur kat2 Ried.jpg, Cat statue File:Winter in ried 20-01-2010 - panoramio.jpg, Ried in winter

References

External links

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website about Ried
Waadhoeke Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub