Húns () is a village in

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; ; ; ) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 127,073 (2023). It is the provincial capital and seat of the Provin ...

in the province of

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, the

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. It had a population of around 114 in January 2017. There is a preserved

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, '' De Huinsermolen''.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century Hunenghe, and means "settlement of the people of Huno (person)". Húns is a twin village with Leons and both share a village flag. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century. In 1840, Húns was home to 117 people. The polder mill De Huinsermolen was built in 1829. The mill drains the excess water from the ''

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''. In 1958, a Diesel powered pumping station was installed, however the wind mill is regularly in service. Before 2018, the village was part of the

Littenseradiel Littenseradiel () is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands, known in Dutch as Littenseradeel (). The municipality was formed on 1 January 1984 by a merger of the former municipalities Baarderadeel and Hennaarderadeel. On 1 January 201 ...

municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Baarderadeel municipality.

Gallery

File:Huns Friesland.jpg, View on Húns File:De Hunser Murd.jpg, Marten statue File:Huns - De Huinsermolen.jpg, Windmill ''De Huinsermolen'' File:Voormalige o.l. school in Huins.jpg, Former school

References

External links

* Leeuwarden Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub