Warten ( nl, Wartena) is a village in the municipality of

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 123,107 (2019). It is the provincial capital and seat of the ...

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

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It had a population of around 915 in January 2017. There is a restored

windmill A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called windmill sail, sails or blades, specifically to mill (grinding), mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and ...

in the village, De Ikkers. Warten is close to the

De Alde Feanen National Park De Alde Feanen National Park (official, combination of Dutch Language, Dutch and West Frisian language, Frisian: ''Nationaal Park De Alde Feanen'') is a national park in the Netherlands province of Friesland. The Alde Feanen is also a Natura 2000 a ...

. Warten is the hometown of Olympic gold medallist

Marit Bouwmeester Marit Bouwmeester (; born 17 June 1988 Wartena) is a sailor from the Netherlands. Bouwmeester won the gold medal in the Laser Radial class in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in W ...

(2016: Laser Radial sailing).

History

The village was first mentioned in 1412 as Wartena. The etymology is unknown. Warten was originally 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 an ...

'' (artificial living mound) village in the early middle ages. Later, it developed into a canal village. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1780 as a replacement of the medieval church. The tower was restored in 1880. The ''Oud Friese Greidboerderij'' is an old Frisian long house farm which was built around 1728 on a ''terp''. It is one of the few remaining farms which is still in original condition. The polder mill De Ikkers originated from the 18th century. In 1921, it was purchased and moved to Snikzwaag to remove excess water from the Broeksterpolder. In 1970, it was bought and moved to Warten and restored, however it is not in service. In 1840, Warten was home to 461 people. Until 2014, Warten was part of

Boarnsterhim Boarnsterhim (; nl, Boornsterhem ) was a municipality in the northern Netherlands. On 1 January 2014, the municipality was dissolved and its territory was split between four other municipalities: De Friese Meren, which was established that day, Le ...

municipality and until 1984 it belonged to Idaarderadeel.

Notable people

(born 1988), sailor

Gallery

File:Warten, kerk foto9 2011-04-23 16.58.JPG, Warten church File:Plaatsnaambord Warten.JPG File:Warten, direkteurswente fan it eardere molkfabryk.jpg, Farm in Warten. Former Director's house of the local dairy factory File:Warten, haven en gebou oan it Hellingpaed.jpg, Harbour of Warten

References

External links

* {{Authority control Leeuwarden Populated places in Friesland