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Village in Friesland, Netherlands
Minnertsga
(
Dutch pronunciation:
[?m?.n?rts??aː]
,
West Frisian
:
Minnertsgea
) is a village in
Waadhoeke
municipality in the province of
Friesland
, the
Netherlands
. It had a population of around 1,750 in January 2017.
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Before 2018, the village was part of
het Bildt
municipality.
History
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The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Menerdkerke. It means "settlement of Meinard (person)". The name changed from kerk (church) to
-ga
(settlement) in the late-14th century.
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Minnertsga is a
terp
(artificial living hill) village from the 8th century.
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The Dutch Reformed church was built in the 16th century, but has 13th century elements. The tower dates from 1505 and received a new roof in 1818. The church was damaged by fire in 1947 and restored between 1951 and 1955.
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In 1940, the
Galileerkerk
in Leeuwarden was demolished,
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and some of the headstones have been moved to Minnertsga.
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Minnertsga was home to 1,140 people in 1840.
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There used to be a railway station in Minnertsga between 1902 and 1940.
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85% of the residents of Minnertsga are members of the local interest groep.
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Notable people
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