Indijk, Súdwest-Fryslân

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Indijk Yndyk
Village
Indijk bellfray
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
52°56′49″N 5°36′7″E / 52.94694°N 5.60194°E / 52.94694; 5.60194
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Area ^[1]
• Total	7.91 km² (3.05 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	0.1 m (0.3 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	115
• Density	15/km² (38/sq mi)
Postal code	8553^[1]
Dialing code	0514

Indijk (West Frisian: Yndyk) is a village in the northern Netherlands. It is located in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality, Friesland and had a population of around 105 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1449 as Indyck, and means "interior dike.^[4] Indijk developed in the late middle ages along the Ee river.^[5]

In 1497, the church was burned down by soldiers. In 1520, the village was destroyed by Schieringers. A new church was built, but had turned into a ruin by 1720, and was later demolished. A belfry was placed on the cemetery instead. In 1949, it was destroyed by a sorm and rebuilt in 1956.^[5]

Indijk was home to 65 people in 1840.^[6] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8553MC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^ "Indijk". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Indijk". Friesland wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Indijk (Woudsend)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.