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Warns is a village in the northern
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. It is located in the municipality of
Súdwest-Fryslân Southwest Friesland ( fy, Súdwest-Fryslân ) is a municipality in the Northern Netherlands, located in the province of Friesland. It had a population of 84,092 in August 2017. Sneek is the municipal seat. With a total area of 841.56 km2, Sú ...
,
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 ...
. It had a population of around 720 in January 2017. Warns is best known for the Battle of Warns. In 1345, count
William IV of Holland William II (1307 – 26 September 1345) was Count of Hainaut from 1337 until his death. He was also Count of Holland (as William IV) and Count of Zeeland. He succeeded his father, Count William I of Hainaut. While away fighting in Prussia, the Fr ...
tried to invade
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 ...
. A battle took place at the Roode Klif (Red Cliff), a nine metre high clay ridge, on the former
Zuiderzee The Zuiderzee or Zuider Zee (; old spelling ''Zuyderzee'' or ''Zuyder Zee'') was a shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands, extending about 100 km (60 miles) inland and at most 50 km (30 miles) wide, with an o ...
(nowadays:
IJsselmeer The IJsselmeer (; fy, Iselmar, nds-nl, Iesselmeer), also known as Lake IJssel in English, is a closed off inland bay in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland. It covers an area of with an a ...
) where the invasion was stopped. Almost the entire army of Holland including count William were killed during the battle.


History

The village was first mentioned in 1245 as Warlesle, and probably means "settlement of the people of Wardilo (person)". Warns is a stretched out village which developed on the higher clay ridge of Gaasterland in the middle ages. It is located near the former
Zuiderzee The Zuiderzee or Zuider Zee (; old spelling ''Zuyderzee'' or ''Zuyder Zee'') was a shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands, extending about 100 km (60 miles) inland and at most 50 km (30 miles) wide, with an o ...
(nowadays:
IJsselmeer The IJsselmeer (; fy, Iselmar, nds-nl, Iesselmeer), also known as Lake IJssel in English, is a closed off inland bay in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland. It covers an area of with an a ...
). Warns has two village centres: Warnser Noordburen and Warnser Zuidburen. Warns used to be both an agricultural community as well as a fishing village and has a rather large harbour for its size, and several commander's house. On 26 September 1345, the Battle of Warns took place between Holland and Friesland. Count
William IV of Holland William II (1307 – 26 September 1345) was Count of Hainaut from 1337 until his death. He was also Count of Holland (as William IV) and Count of Zeeland. He succeeded his father, Count William I of Hainaut. While away fighting in Prussia, the Fr ...
had planned to attack
Stavoren Stavoren (; fry, Starum; previously Staveren) is a city in the province of Friesland, Netherlands, on the coast of the IJsselmeer, about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Hindeloopen, in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân. Stavoren had a population ...
from the back, however its army was destroyed at the Roode Klif (Red Cliff). Since 1500, there is an annual remembrance of the battle at Warns on 26 September. The Sytzama Stins was an estate near Warns were a battle took place between the Vetkopers and Schieringers in the late 15th century. The tower of the Dutch Reformed church dates from the 12th century and received its current spire in 1729. The current church was constructed in 1682. The
Reformed Church Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Cal ...
was built in 1892. In 1999, it was put up for sale. A dozen villagers bought the former church and have transformed it into a multiple purpose cultural centre for the village. Warns was home to 252 people in 1840. Before 2011, the village was part of the Nijefurd municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hemelumer Oldeferd municipality.


Gallery

File:Warns, het monument ter herdenking aan de slag bij Warns IMG 2286 2018-04-18 11.58.jpg, Memorial to the battle at Warns File:Warns, het dorps- en cultuurhuis De Spylder in straatzicht IMG 2290 2018-04-18 12.18.jpg, Village house (De Spylder) in the street File:Warns, de doopsgezinde kerk in straatzicht IMG 2302 2018-04-18 12.30.jpg, Reformed church in the street


See also

* Battle of Warns


References


External links

{{Authority control Súdwest-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland