Schettens (West Frisian: Skettens) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 285 in January 2017.[3]
History
The village was first mentioned in 855 as Sceddanuurthi. The etymology is unclear.[4] Schettens is an old terp (artificial living hill) village near the former Marneslenk. Most of the terp has been excavated from 1830 onwards, and a stone wall has been built to protect the church.[5][6]
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1865 as a replacement for the medieval church. The tower was demolished in 1816 or 1819 and temporarily replaced by a wooden tower. In 1877, a stone tower was built.[5]
Schettens was home to 95 people in 1840.[6] There was a school named C.B.S. De Trijetine but it got closed in 2018. Before 2011, the village was part of the Wûnseradiel municipality.[6]
Gallery
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Protestant church of Schettens -
Canal view -
Farm near Schettens -
House in Schettens
References
- ^ a b c “Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021”. Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ “Postcodetool for 8744EN”. Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 – CBS Statline
- ^ “Schettens – (geografische naam)”. Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ a b “Schettens”. Friesland wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ a b c “Schettens”. Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Schettens at Wikimedia Commons