Wijdenes
Wijdenes (West Frisian: Venès) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the municipality of Drechterland and the region of West-Frisia.
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| Coordinates: 52°38′N 5°09′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Drechterland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.20 km2 (3.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −0.9 m (−3.0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,390 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1608[1] |
| Dialing code | 0229 |
The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Widenesse, and means "wide headland".[3] Wijdenes started as a peat excavation settlement in the 12th century.[4] In 1282, a castle was built near the village by the count of Holland, but it was destroyed in 1296 by armies of West-Frisia.[4][5]
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1619 after the medieval church burnt down in 1616. The tower is from around 1500 and the balustrade and spire were added in 1839.[4] The church is no longer in service, and is used as a recording studio and residential home.[5]
Wijdenes was home to 347 people in 1840.[5] It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1970, when it was merged with Venhuizen.[6]
Gallery
Former town hall
Dutch Reformed church
House in Wijdenes
Farm in Wijdenes
References
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
Includes Drieban
- "Postcodetool for 1608EA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- "Wijdenes - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Wijdenes" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- "Wijdenes". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- "Gold Rush - S13 E103 Birth of a King - Discovery GO". Discovery Channel. 2022-10-21.
It's probably safe to say Tony Beets is the most famous farmer to come out of the small village of Wijdenes, Netherlands
- "Tony Beets - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
Birthplace: Wijdenes, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
