Siegerswoude
Sigerswâld | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°06′N 6°14′E / 53.100°N 6.233°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Municipality | Opsterland |
Area | |
• Total | 14.62 km2 (5.64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 835 |
• Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Postal code | 9248[1] |
Dialing code | 0512 |
Siegerswoude (West Frisian: Sigerswâld) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in eastern Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 810 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Sigerwolde, and means "the woods of Sieger (person)".[4] Siegerwoude developed as three little hamlets in a peat excavation area. The Dutch Reformed church dated from 1910, but burnt down in 1941. In 1949, it was rebuilt.[5]
Siegerwoude was home to 210 people in 1840.[5]