• Thumbnail for Nijefurd
    Nijefurd (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɛiəfʏrt] ) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. It was formed in 1984...
    2 KB (77 words) - 16:54, 18 January 2022
  • Thumbnail for Wûnseradiel
    (pronunciation) in Dutch. In 2011 it was merged with the municipalities of Bolsward, Nijefurd, Sneek and Wymbritseradiel forming the new municipality Súdwest-Fryslân...
    4 KB (277 words) - 16:56, 18 January 2022
  • Thumbnail for Hindeloopen
    captain's house at the waterline. Before 2011, the city was part of the Nijefurd municipality and before 1984 Hindeloopen was an independent municipality...
    8 KB (449 words) - 01:07, 5 August 2023
  • Thumbnail for Wymbritseradiel
    the municipality merged with the neighboring municipalities of Bolsward, Nijefurd, Sneek and Wûnseradiel to form Southwest Friesland. Since 1986, the official...
    6 KB (238 words) - 21:42, 27 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for Stavoren
    was submerged in a great flood. Before 2011, the city was part of the Nijefurd municipality and before 1984 Stavoren was an independent municipality....
    12 KB (444 words) - 20:42, 21 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Koudum
    in 1840. Before 2011, Koudum was the seat of the former municipality of Nijefurd. Before 1984, it was part of Hemelumer Oldeferd municipality. 1954 - 1...
    7 KB (381 words) - 10:11, 5 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Lambert Bos
    Lambert Bos (category People from Nijefurd)
    Lambert Bos (23 October 1670 – 6 January 1717) (or Lambertus Bos or Lammert Bos) was a Dutch scholar, critic and forerunner of Tiberius Hemsterhuis. Lambert...
    3 KB (303 words) - 15:54, 12 January 2023
  • Harry Koch (businessman) (category People from Nijefurd)
    Hotze "Harry" Koch (/kɒx/ KOKH; 22 October 1867 – 21 June 1942) was a Dutch-born American businessman who founded the Quanah Tribune-Chief newspaper. He...
    6 KB (476 words) - 23:32, 14 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Molkwerum
    King and an autographed guitar. Before 2011, the village was part of the Nijefurd municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hemelumer Oldeferd municipality...
    6 KB (318 words) - 11:23, 25 June 2022
  • Thumbnail for Kim H. Veltman
    Kim H. Veltman (category People from Nijefurd)
    Kim (Keimpe) Henry Veltman (5 September 1948 – 1 April 2020) was a Dutch/Canadian historian of science and art, director of the Virtual Maastricht McLuhan...
    10 KB (881 words) - 07:07, 24 August 2023
  • Thumbnail for Ybema's Molen, Workum
    Gemeente Nijefurd for ƒ1. Further restorations were carried out in 1969 and 1981. In 1986, the mill was sold to the Molenstichting Nijefurd. By 1995,...
    4 KB (370 words) - 12:48, 5 January 2021
  • Thumbnail for Sybrand van Haersma Buma
    Sybrand van Haersma Buma (category People from Nijefurd)
    Sybrand van Haersma Buma (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsibrɑnt fɑn ˈɦaːrsmaː ˈbymaː]; West Frisian: [sibrɑnd vɑn 'hɛrsma 'byma]; born 30 July 1965) is a Dutch...
    10 KB (819 words) - 12:23, 30 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Theunis Piersma
    Theunis Piersma (category People from Nijefurd)
    [needs update] Theunis Piersma (born 15 June 1958) is a Dutch ornithologist, ecologist, and educator. He is among the most influential ornithologists,...
    22 KB (1,256 words) - 11:29, 18 August 2023
  • Thumbnail for It Heidenskip
    elevated to the status of village. Before 2011, the village was part of the Nijefurd municipality. Before 1984 it partly belonged to Hemelumer Oldeferd and...
    6 KB (248 words) - 10:15, 6 April 2022
  • Thumbnail for Hemelum
    in Koudum. From 1984 to 2011, Hemelum was part of the municipality of Nijefurd, with the capital in Workum. 1954 - 728 1959 - 644 1964 - 620 1969 - 557...
    6 KB (293 words) - 18:48, 2 April 2022
  • Thumbnail for De Vlijt, Koudum
    officially opened in May 1995. The mill is now owned by the Molenstichting Nijefurd (Nijefurd Mills Foundation). De Vlijt is what the Dutch describe as a "spinnenkop...
    8 KB (842 words) - 08:44, 3 May 2021
  • Thumbnail for Scharl, Netherlands
    was home to 48 people in 1840. Before 2011, the village was part of the Nijefurd municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hemelumer Oldeferd municipality...
    5 KB (225 words) - 17:57, 6 April 2022
  • Thumbnail for Jacob Potma
    Jacob Potma (category People from Nijefurd)
    Jacob Potma (c. 1630, Workum – 1704, Munich), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. According to Houbraken, who listed him as the most famous pupil of Wybrand...
    2 KB (142 words) - 12:42, 10 February 2021
  • Thumbnail for Nijhuizum
    was home to 70 people in 1840. Before 2011, the village was part of the Nijefurd municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Wymbritseradiel. Welcome to...
    5 KB (186 words) - 13:56, 6 April 2022
  • Thumbnail for Gerard Wigmana
    Gerard Wigmana (category People from Nijefurd)
    Gerard Wigmana (27 September 1673, in Workum – 27 May 1741, in Amsterdam), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. In 1697 he painted...
    3 KB (342 words) - 22:50, 15 November 2022
  • Thumbnail for Warns, Netherlands
    was home to 252 people in 1840. Before 2011, the village was part of the Nijefurd municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hemelumer Oldeferd municipality...
    8 KB (469 words) - 07:43, 7 April 2022
  • Thumbnail for Súdwest-Fryslân
    Súdwest-Fryslân was formed in 2011 from the old municipalities of Bolsward, Nijefurd, Sneek, Wûnseradiel and Wymbritseradiel. In 2014 it was enlarged by parts...
    16 KB (1,110 words) - 11:31, 31 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for List of cities, towns and villages in Friesland
    53°05′N 5°42′E / 53.083°N 5.700°E / 53.083; 5.700 (Bozum) Brandeburen Nijefurd 52°57′N 5°30′E / 52.950°N 5.500°E / 52.950; 5.500 (Brandeburen) Brantgum...
    74 KB (21 words) - 21:21, 27 September 2023
  • Age van der Zee (category People from Nijefurd)
    Age van der Zee (11 November 1903 – 30 October 1982) was a Dutch athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1928 Summer Olympics, placing 14th...
    2 KB (117 words) - 19:11, 22 May 2023
  • James H. Burbank (category People from Nijefurd)
    Sergeant James H. Burbank (January 5, 1838 – February 15, 1911) was a Dutch soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Burbank received the United States'...
    4 KB (318 words) - 17:00, 16 April 2024
  • Liuwe Tamminga (category People from Nijefurd)
    Liuwe Tamminga (25 September 1953 – 28 April 2021) was a Dutch organist and harpsichordist, known for his performances of Italian Early Music. Liuwe Tamminga...
    6 KB (710 words) - 03:21, 1 October 2022
  • Thumbnail for Jacob Binckes
    Jacob Binckes (category People from Nijefurd)
    Jacob Binckes (1637, Koudum – 12 December 1677) was a Dutch commodore. Jacob himself used the name Benckes. Jacob was seafarer trading mostly on Norway...
    3 KB (345 words) - 05:50, 9 October 2023
  • Thumbnail for Sipke Castelein
    Sipke Castelein (category People from Nijefurd)
    Sipke Taeke Castelein (born 14 April 1941) is a retired Dutch rower. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the coxless fours, together with Jim Enters...
    2 KB (109 words) - 00:06, 13 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Allart Pieter van Jongestall
    Allart Pieter van Jongestall (category People from Nijefurd)
    Allart Pieter van Jongestall, also spelled Allard Pieter van Jongestal (12 August 1612 in Stavoren – 9 November 1676 in Hallum) was a Dutch jurist and...
    11 KB (1,358 words) - 01:35, 26 March 2024
  • Age Hains Boersma (category People from Nijefurd)
    Age Hains Boersma (born 12 March 1982) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. Boersma started his professional career at SC...
    4 KB (207 words) - 21:36, 5 August 2023