Peins

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

53°12′20″N 5°35′39″E / 53.20556°N 5.59417°E / 53.20556; 5.59417CountryNetherlandsProvinceFrieslandMunicipalityWaadhoekeArea

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• Total4.06 km² (1.57 sq mi)Elevation

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0.3 m (1.0 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total260 • Density64/km² (170/sq mi)Postal code

8812^[1]

Dialing code0517

Peins is a village in Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 170 in January 2018.^[3] Up to 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality.^[4]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century Pesinghe, and means "settlement of the people of Pese (person)".^[5] Peins is a terp (artificial living hill) living which probably dates from the beginning of our era. The clay wall to Franeker which later turned into a road. The Dutch Reformed church dates from around 1300 and was extensively modified in 1865.^[6] The tower was replaced in 1912.^[4]

Peins was home to 168 people in 1840.^[4]

Gallery

House in Peins

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8812JH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "Peins (Waadhoeke, Friesland / Fryslân, Netherlands) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Peins". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "Peins - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Peins" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 4 April 2022.