Raard
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Raard | |
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Village | |
 Raard with St John the Baptist's church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality | |
  Raard Location in the Netherlands  Raard Raard (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°19′34″N 5°56′45″E / 53.32611°N 5.94583°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality | Noardeast-Fryslân |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.4 m (1.3 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 215 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9155[1] |
| Dialing code | 0519 |
Raard is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 223 in January 2017.[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.[4]
The village was first mentioned in the late-9th century as Ruonwerde, and means terp or Runo.[5] Raard is a terp (artificial living mound) village with an oval shape dating from several centuries before Christ.[6]
The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century and was restored in 1978.[6] The author Piet Paaltjens used to be a minister at the church.[4] The Reformed church dates from 1918, and a replaces an 1893 church.[6]
In 1840, Raard was home to 133 people.[4] Most of the terp was excavated at the end of the 19th century.[6]
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