Rien, Netherlands

Rien
Village
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality
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Coordinates: 53°5′44″N 5°39′26″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Area [1]
• Total	2.28 km^2 (0.88 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.1 m (0.3 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	100
• Density	44/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Postal code	8641[1]
Dialing code	0515

Rien is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 110 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1527 as Reensterzyl, and means "water border".^[4] Rien started as a satellite of Lytsewierrum near a sluice.^[5]

Rien was home to 321 people in 1840. It was award village status in 1954.^[5] Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hennaarderadeel municipality.^[5]

Gallery

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  Houses in Rien
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  Draw bridge
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  Canal of Rien

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 8641WS". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
3. Aantal inwoners per dorp Archived 2017-04-21 at the Wayback Machine - Littenseradiel
4. "Rien - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
5. "Rien". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.

External links

Media related to Rien, Friesland at Wikimedia Commons