Wyns

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Wyns

Wijns
Village
St Vitus' Church
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of the village in Tytsjerksteradiel
Wyns
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Tytsjerksteradiel
Population
 (1 January 2017)
  Total228
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9091
Dialing code058

Wyns (Dutch: Wijns) is the smallest village in Tytsjerksteradiel municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.It had a population of approximately 228 in January 2017.[1]

History

The settlement Weninge was mentioned for the first time in 949 in the index of Abbot Hadamar from the German monastery Fulda. The church that was built around 1200 has been renovated to form a multifunctional centre. Wyns was in the Middle Ages notable for all lawsuits of Eastergoa being held there and the Grietmans sometimes holding meetings in the church.

Notable buildings

References

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