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]

Idskenhuizen Jiskenhuzen
Village
Idskenhuizen church
Location in the former Skarsterlân municipality
Idskenhuizen Location in the Netherlands Show map of Friesland Idskenhuizen Idskenhuizen (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates:
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

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

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  Art in Idskenhuizen
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  Well in Idskenhuizen

References

External links

Media related to Idskenhuizen at Wikimedia Commons

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