Sondel
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Sondel | |
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Village | |
 reformed church in Sondel | |
 Location in the former Gaasterlân-Sleat municipality | |
  Sondel Location in the Netherlands  Sondel Sondel (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°52′17″N 5°35′57″E / 52.87139°N 5.59917°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  De Fryske Marren |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.63 km2 (3.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.9 m (3.0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 400 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 8565[1] |
| Dialing code | 0514 |
Sondel is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 410 in 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1422 Syndele. The etymologie is not clear.[4] Sondel developed on a sandy ridge during the 12th or 13th century, and had both a water and road connection to the Zuiderzee (nowadays: IJsselmeer). The Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1870 as a replacement of a medieval church and has a 14th century bell.[5] In 1840, Sondel was home to 239 people.[6] In 1942, a radar installation was built near Sondel by the German occupiers, and consists of sixteen partially submerged barracks. Nowadays, it is in use as a recreational site.[5]
Before 2014, Sondel was part of the Gaasterlân-Sleat municipality and before 1984 it was part of Gaasterland.[6]
