Wommels is a village in

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 ...

municipality 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 had a population of around 2,216 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in the second half of the 13th century as Wimelinghe, and means "settlement of the people of Winiwald or Wimila (person)." Wommels 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 an ...

'' village from the middle ages. Later the village extended along the canal. The church which probably dated from the 13th century burned down in the late-15th century. It was rebuilt in 1508. The current tower dates from 1862. The ''

stins A stins (Dutch, pl. ''stinsen''; from West Frisian ''stienhûs'' utch ''steenhuis''"stone house", shortened to ''stins'', pl. ''stinzen'') is a former stronghold or villa in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Many stinsen carry the name ...

'' Sminia State used to be located in Wommels and was built after 1706. In 1898, it was owned by mayor Hopperus Buma who transformed the estate into a villa in Renaissance Revival. After a dispute with the councilers, he resigned and moved his villa brick by brick to

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...

. Part of the forest which belong to the estate has remained. Wommels was home to 649 people in 1840. In 1892, a dairy factory opened in Wommels, and the village became known for its cheese. In 1984, it became the capital of the municipality of newly formed Littenseradiel, however the municipality was merged into

in 2018.

Gallery

File:DAP It Griene Hert, Wommels.jpg, Veterinarian of Wommels File:Wommels gemeentehuis 2008.jpg, Former town hall File:Boalserter Feart-Wommels.jpg, View along the canal File:Bogerman Wommels, foarhinne Nij Walpert.jpg, Former secondary school

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{{Authority control Súdwest-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland