Ypecolsga
Ypecolsga (West Frisian: Ypekolsgea; also IJpecolsga[1]) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 50 in January 2017.[3]
Ypecolsga Ypekolsgea | |
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Village | |
Entering the village | |
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality | |
Ypecolsga Location in the Netherlands Ypecolsga Ypecolsga (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°55′51″N 5°36′9″E / 52.93083°N 5.60250°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Municipality | Súdwest-Fryslân |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.60 km2 (2.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −0.2 m (−0.7 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 50 |
| • Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 8554[1] |
| Dialing code | 0514 |
History edit
The village was first mentioned in 1245 as Ypekaldege. The etymology is unclear.[4] Ypecolsga is a canal village which developed in the late middle ages along the Ee river.[5] Woudsend began as a satellite of Ypecolsga, however it quickly outgrew by its parent, and became the main settlement in the region.[5][6]
Ypecolsga used to have a stins (fortified building) which was owned by Take Abbema. In 1520, it was destroyed by the Schieringers.[5] The church was burnt down in 1497 by soldiers. In 1664, a new church was built, but it was demolished in the 18th century and only the bell tower has remained. The tower was rebuilt in 1956.[5][7]
Ypecolsga was home to 103 people in 1840.[6] On 17 November 1942, an Avro Lancaster of the Royal Air Force was shot down and crashed into a field near Ypecolsga. The seven occupants of the plane died. Initially only two bodies were discovered by the Germans, and it was too difficult to salvage the plane. In 1951, a company specialising in salvaging aircraft, managed to remove the plane and discovered five more bodies inside. A memorial has been placed at the crash site, and also honours the resistance fighter Jacob Cornelis Nagelhou who was shot on 15 April 1945.[8]
Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.[6]
Gallery edit
- Bell tower of Ypecolsga
- Farm in Ypecolsga
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8554AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
- ^ "Ypecolsga - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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- ^ a b c d "Ypecolsag". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Ypecolsga". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Woudsend" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Monument Neergestorte Lancaster Bommenwerper". Traces of War (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
External links edit
Media related to Ypecolsga at Wikimedia Commons