Boarnwert | |
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Village | |
![]() St Mary's church | |
![]() Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality | |
Coordinates: 53°20′1″N 5°57′11″E / 53.33361°N 5.95306°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Municipality | Noardeast-Fryslân |
Area | |
• Total | 4.32 km2 (1.67 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0.5 m (1.6 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 120 |
• Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
Postal code | 9156[1] |
Dialing code | 0519 |
Boarnwert (Dutch: Bornwird) is a small village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 119 in January 2017.[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.[4]
The village was first mentioned in 944 as Brunnenuur, and means "terp with a spring".[5] The Dutch Reformed church was built in the 13th century. In 1840, it was home to 84 people.[4]
In 1910, the terp of Boarnwert was excavated and prehistoric urns were discovered. In 1966 and 1967, archaeological excavation was performed in Boarnwert during the construction of the Holwert to Dokkum road. A stone axe, flint artefacts, and potsherds were discovered from the Late Bronze Age proving that the most northern area which was regularly flooded had been settled for a long time.[4][6]
The village's official name was changed from Bornwird to Boarnwert in 2023.[7][8]
825-842 reference is probably a different village