Peins

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Peins

Village

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Location in the Franekeradeel municipality

Peins

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Peins

Peins (Netherlands)

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Coordinates: 53°12′20″N 5°35′39″E﻿ / ﻿53.20556°N 5.59417°E﻿ / 53.20556; 5.59417
Country| Netherlands
Province| Friesland
Municipality| Waadhoeke
Area

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• Total

| 4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi)
Elevation

[2]

| 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 260
• Density| 64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Postal code|

8812[1]

Dialing code| 0517

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

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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

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* House in Peins

## References

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

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Populated places in the municipality of Waadhoeke

Towns|

* Franeker

* Former municipalities: Franekeradeel
* het Bildt
* Menameradiel

Villages|

* Achlum
* Alde Leie (small part)
* Baaium
* Berltsum
* Bitgum
* Bitgummole
* Blessum
* Boer
* Boksum
* Deinum
* Dongjum
* Dronryp
* Firdgum
* Herbaijum
* Hitzum
* Ingelum
* Klooster-Lidlum
* Marsum
* Menaam
* Minnertsga
* Nij Altoenae
* Oosterbierum
* Oudebildtzijl
* Peins
* Pietersbierum
* Ried
* Schalsum
* Sexbierum
* Sint Annaparochie
* Sint Jacobiparochie
* Skingen
* Slappeterp
* Spannum
* Tzum
* Tzummarum
* Vrouwenparochie
* Westhoek
* Wier
* Winsum
* Wjelsryp
* Zweins

Hamlets|

* Arkens
* Barrum
* Bonkwert
* Doijum
* Dijkshoek
* Dyksterhuzen
* Fatum
* Franjumerbourren
* Hatsum
* 't Heechhout
* Holprijp
* De Kampen
* Kie
* Kiesterzijl
* Kingmatille
* Kleaster Anjum
* Koehool
* De Puollen
* De Vlaren

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