Wijnjewoude
Wijnjewoude
Wynjewâld | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Wijnjewoude church | |
Location in Opsterland municipality | |
| Coordinates: 53°03′22″N 6°12′22″E / 53.05611°N 6.20611°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Municipality | Opsterland |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.64 km2 (11.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,055 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9241 |
| Dialing code | 0516 |
| Website | Official |
Wijnjewoude (West Frisian: Wynjewâld) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,025 in January 2017. The villages of Duurswoude and Wijnjeterp were founded in the late Middle Ages next to one-another. After World War II the villages started to expand, and merged into a single village called Wijnjewoude in 1974.