Tirns
Village in Friesland, Netherlands
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Tirns (West Frisian: Turns) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 170 in January 2017.[3]
Tirns
Turns | |
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Village | |
Tirns Church | |
 Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality | |
  Tirns Location in the Netherlands  Tirns Tirns (Netherlands) | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Súdwest-Fryslân |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.3 m (0.98 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 185 |
| • Density | 38.7/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8632[1] |
| Dialing code | 0515 |
History
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Terdenghe, and means "settlement of the people of Teerd".[4] Tirns is a little terp (artificial living hill) village near the former Middelzee. It was connected to Franeker via a canal.[5]
The church was built in 1699 as a replacement of the medieval church. The cemetery was used both by the Protestant and Catholics. The monastery Thabor was located about one kilometre south of Tirns and was a priory of the Augustinians founded in 1406.[5] The monks of the priory constructed several dikes in the area.[6] The monastery was destroyed in 1572 by the Geuzen.[5]
Tirns was home to 290 people in 1840.[6] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.[6]
Gallery
Art in Tirns
