Siegerswoude ( fry, Sigerswâld) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in the municipality of
Opsterland in eastern
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
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. It had a population of around 810 in January 2017.
The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Sigerwolde, and means "the woods of Sieger (person)".
Siegerwoude developed as three little hamlets in a
peat
Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficien ...
excavation area. The Dutch Reformed church dated from 1910, but burnt down in 1941. In 1949, it was rebuilt.
Siegerwoude was home to 210 people in 1840.
Gallery
File:Hervormde kerk te Siegerswoude.jpg, Dutch Reformed church
File:Voormalige Christelijke basisschool Siegerswoude (Opsterland).jpg, Former Christian school
File:Bakkeveenster Vaart te Siegerswoude (Opsterland).jpg, Canal view
File:Noordelijk plaatsnaambord Siegerswoude (Opsterland) bij De Wilp.jpg, Welcome to Siegerswoude
References
External links
Populated places in Friesland
Geography of Opsterland
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