Idskenhuizen

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Idskenhuizen Jiskenhuzen
Village
Idskenhuizen church
Location in the former Skarsterlân municipality
52°55′43″N 5°42′48″E / 52.92861°N 5.71333°E / 52.92861; 5.71333
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	De Fryske Marren
Area ^[1]
• Total	2.31 km² (0.89 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	490
• Density	210/km² (550/sq mi)
Postal code	8523^[1]
Dialing code	0513

Idskenhuizen (West Frisian: Jiskenhuzen) is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 480 in 2017.^[3]

History

The village as first mentioned in 1495 as Eesken hwsen, and means "settlement of Eesk/Eeske (person)".^[4] Around 1500, the villa Roordastins was located near the village. In 1840, it was home to 296 people. The Protestant church dates from 1889, and is a replacement of an earlier church.^[5]

Before 2014, Idskenhuizen was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Doniawerstal.^[5]

Gallery

Art in Idskenhuizen
Well in Idskenhuizen

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8523DK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS
^ "Idskenhuizen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Idskenhuizen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.