Sint Annaparochie

Sint Annaparochie
Sint-Anne (West Frisian)
Village
Van Harens church
Van Harens church
Flag of Sint Annaparochie
Flag
Coat of arms of Sint Annaparochie
Coat of arms
Location in het Bildt municipality
Location in het Bildt municipality
Sint Annaparochie is located in Friesland
Sint Annaparochie
Sint Annaparochie
Location in the Netherlands
Sint Annaparochie is located in Netherlands
Sint Annaparochie
Sint Annaparochie
Sint Annaparochie (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°17′N 5°40′E / 53.283°N 5.667°E / 53.283; 5.667
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
MunicipalityWaadhoeke
Area
[1]
 • Total
26.41 km2 (10.20 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
4,830
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Postal code
9076[1]
Dialing code0518

Sint Annaparochie (Dutch: [sɪnt ˈɑnaːpaːˌrɔxi]; West Frisian and Bildts: Sint-Anne) is a village in the municipality of Waadhoeke in Friesland, Netherlands. It lies approximately 15 km (9 mi) northwest of Leeuwarden and had approximately 4,830 inhabitants in 2021.[1] The village is named after Saint Anne, the mother of Mary.

History

The village was first mentioned after 1570 as "altoenae, s. annen parochie", and means "parish of Saint Anne". It was originally called Altoenae after the estate Altena [nl] near Delft which was the neighbourhood where Dirk Oem van Wijngaarden, one of the first settlers, grew up.[3]

In 1504, a deal was struck between George, Duke of Saxony and four noblemen from Holland to polder the Middelzee. Each group of settlers had to select a patron saint. In 1505, the dike was constructed[4] and the village was created by the reclamation of the Bildt. The village was founded as one of the three settlements where the workers involved in the reclamation of the Bildt lived. Sint Annaparochie turned into a linear settlement at the intersection of the Middelweg with the Noordervaart.[5] The village became the capital of the municipality of het Bildt.[6] Though it is located in the province of Friesland, the principal language spoken in the town is Bildts or Dutch, not West Frisian.

Rembrandt was married in the parish church in St. Annaparochie in 1634.[6] That early church was replaced in 1682 by a church was modelled after the church of Willemstad.[5]

Sint Annaparochie was home to 2,421 people in 1840.[6] Beach house Den Bildtpollen was built to the north of Sint Annaparochie in 1899 as residential home and conference centre in Renaissance Revival style.[5] There used to be a station on the North Friesland Railway which opened in 1902 and closed to passengers in December 1940.[7] Until 2018, the village was part of het Bildt municipality.

  • House in Sint Annaparochie
    House in Sint Annaparochie
  • Shops in Sint Annaparochie (1968)
    Shops in Sint Annaparochie (1968)
  • Canteen of the high school
    Canteen of the high school
  • House in Sint Annaparochie
    House in Sint Annaparochie

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9076AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Sint Annaparochie - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Sint Jacobiparochie - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Sint Annaparochie" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Sint Annoparochie". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  7. ^ "station St. Annaparochie". Stationweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.