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Peins
Village
St Gertrude's church
Location in the Franekeradeel municipality
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Coordinates: 53°12′20″N 5°35′39″E / 53.20556°N 5.59417°E / 53.20556; 5.59417
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Waadhoeke
Area
• Total	4.06 km (1.57 sq mi)
Elevation	0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Population
• Total	260
• Density	64/km (170/sq mi)
Postal code	8812
Dialing code	0517

Peins is a village in Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 170 in January 2018. Up to 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century Pesinghe, and means "settlement of the people of Pese (person)". Peins is a terp (artificial living hill) living which probably dates from the beginning of our era. The clay wall to Franeker which later turned into a road. The Dutch Reformed church dates from around 1300 and was extensively modified in 1865. The tower was replaced in 1912.

Peins was home to 168 people in 1840.

Gallery

• House in Peins

References

1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 8812JH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
3. "Peins (Waadhoeke, Friesland / Fryslân, Netherlands) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
4. ^ "Peins". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
5. "Peins - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
6. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Peins" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

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