Sint Jacobiparochie (
West Frisian and
Bildts
Bildts () is a conservative Hollandic dialect spoken in the largest part of the former municipality Het Bildt in the Dutch province of Friesland. The dialect retains features from around 1505, when the area was reclaimed from the sea as order ...
: ''Sint-Jabik'') is a village in the municipality of
Waadhoeke in
Friesland, the Netherlands. It lies about 13 km north of
Franeker and had approximately 1,365 inhabitants in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1570 as s. iacobus parochie, and means "parish of
Saint Jacob
James the Great, also known as James, son of Zebedee, Saint James the Great, Saint James the Greater, Saint James the Elder, or Saint Jacob (Aramaic ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܙܒܕܝ, Arabic يعقوب, Hebrew בן זבדי , '' Yaʿăqōḇ'', Latin '' ...
". In 1504, a deal was struck between
George, Duke of Saxony and four noblemen from
Holland to ''
polder
A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are:
# Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed
# Flood plains s ...
'' the
Middelzee. Each group of settlers had to select a patron saint. In 1505, the dike was constructed.
Sint Jacobiparochie was founded in 1505, when Het Bildt was diked in by workers from South Holland, Zeeland and Friesland, among others. It was initially called Wijngaarden, as the place was founded largely by Dutch settlers from Wijngaarden in
South Holland
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.
Today, both
Dutch and
West Frisian are spoken in the town. The town was originally named Wijngaarden after their
Wijngaarden
Wijngaarden is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Molenlanden, and lies about 7 km northeast of Dordrecht.
In 2001, the village of Wijngaarden had 300 inhabitants. The built-up area of the ...
home town), while "St. Jacobiparochie" was the name used for the local Roman Catholic parish. Eventually, the name for the parish came to be used as the name for the town as well.
The Dutch Reformed church is a wide
neoclassic church built in 1843 as the replacement of a 16th century church.
In 1979, the abandoned church was sold and turned into a cultural centre.
Sint Jacobiparochie was home to 2,416 people in 1840.
There used to be a station on the
North Friesland Railway which opened in 1902 and closed to passengers in December 1940.
Until 2018, the village was part of
het Bildt
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Science and technology
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municipality.
Gallery
File:Nieuwe Bildtdijk- Rij huisjes. Zwarte Haan.JPG, Dike houses
File:Markering pelgrimsroute door Henk Rusman Sint-Jacobiparochie.jpg, Pilgrims route marker
File:Voormalige school. Oude Bildtdijk.JPG, Former school building
File:Eetgelegenheid in Zwarte Haan.JPG, Restaurant
References
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Waadhoeke
Populated places in Friesland
Populated places established in 1505