Vrouwenparochie

Vrouwenparochie (West Frisian: Froubuorren; Bildts: Froubuurt) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands, with a population of around 685 in 2021.[1]

Vrouwenparochie
Froubuorren
Village
Vrouwenparochie church
Coat of arms
Location in het Bildt municipality
Vrouwenparochie
Location in the Netherlands
Vrouwenparochie
Vrouwenparochie (Netherlands)
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Waadhoeke
Area
[1]
 • Total12.92 km2 (4.99 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.7 m (2.3 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total685
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Postal code
9077[1]
Dialing code0518

It is called Froubuurt in the dialect of Het Bildt. There is a restored windmill in the village, De Vrouwbuurstermolen.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1570 Kijfhueck, parochie o.l. frovwen, and means "parish of Our Sweet Lady (=Mary, mother of Jesus)" who was the protector of the village.[3] In the early days, the village was known as Kijfhoek, after the eponymous village of the earliest settlers.[4]

In 1504, a deal was struck between George, Duke of Saxony and four noblemen from Holland to polder the Middelzee. Each group of settlers had to select a patron saint. In 1505, the dike was constructed.[5] The same year, the middelweg was built as an east-west connection through the new land of het Bildt.[6] Vrouwenparochie developed along the road (nowadays: N393) as a linear settlement.[4]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1670 as a replacement of the early 16th century church.[6]

The grist mill De Vrouwbuurstermolen is a wind mill which was built before 1832. It was decommissioned in 1954. It was restored between 1963 and 1967, and is regularly in use.[7]

Vrouwenparochie was home to 1,202 people in 1840.[4] There was a railway station in the village between 1902 and 1940. The building burned down in 1999, and was demolished in 2002.[8]

Before 2018, the village was part of het Bildt municipality.[4]

Notable people
  • House in Vrouwenparochie
  • House in winter (1971)
  • House in Vrouwenparochie
  • Vrouwbuurstermolen

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 9077AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. "Vrouwenparochie - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. "Vrouwenparochief". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. "Sint Jacobiparochie - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Vrouwenparochie" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  7. "Vrouwbuurstermolen". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  8. "halte Vrouwenparochie". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  9. D. J. van de Kaa; Kaa; Y. de Roo (19 December 2008). De Leden Van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Van Wetenschappen: Een Demografisch Perspectief: 1808 Tot 2008. Amsterdam University Press. pp. 259–. ISBN 978-90-6984-552-4.
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