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Ypecolsga (West Frisian: Ypekolsgea; also IJpecolsga[1]) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 50 in January 2017.[3]

Ypecolsga
Ypekolsgea
Village
Entering the village
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
Ypecolsga
Location in the Netherlands
Ypecolsga
Ypecolsga (Netherlands)
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Súdwest-Fryslân
Area
[1]
 • Total7.60 km2 (2.93 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
−0.2 m (−0.7 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total50
 • Density6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Postal code
8554[1]
Dialing code0514

History


The village was first mentioned in 1245 as Ypekaldege. The etymology is unclear.[4] Ypecolsga is a canal village which developed in the late middle ages along the Ee [nl] river.[5] Woudsend began as a satellite of Ypecolsga, however it quickly outgrew by its parent, and became the main settlement in the region.[5][6]

Ypecolsga used to have a stins (fortified building) which was owned by Take Abbema. In 1520, it was destroyed by the Schieringers.[5] The church was burnt down in 1497 by soldiers. In 1664, a new church was built, but it was demolished in the 18th century and only the bell tower has remained. The tower was rebuilt in 1956.[5][7]

Ypecolsga was home to 103 people in 1840.[6] On 17 November 1942, an Avro Lancaster of the Royal Air Force was shot down and crashed into a field near Ypecolsga. The seven occupants of the plane died. Initially only two bodies were discovered by the Germans, and it was too difficult to salvage the plane. In 1951, a company specialising in salvaging aircraft, managed to remove the plane and discovered five more bodies inside. A memorial has been placed at the crash site, and also honours the resistance fighter Jacob Cornelis Nagelhou who was shot on 15 April 1945.[8]

Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.[6]




References


  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 8554AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
  4. "Ypecolsga - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022. 1132 references was a forgery
  5. "Ypecolsag". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. "Ypecolsga". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  7. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Woudsend" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  8. "Monument Neergestorte Lancaster Bommenwerper". Traces of War (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.


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