Roodhuis
Reahûs
Village
Reahûs with St Martin's church
Reahûs with St Martin's church
Coat of arms of Roodhuis
Coat of arms
Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality
Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality
Roodhuis is located in Friesland
Roodhuis
Roodhuis
Location in the Netherlands
Roodhuis is located in Netherlands
Roodhuis
Roodhuis
Roodhuis (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°4′35″N 5°38′12″E / 53.07639°N 5.63667°E / 53.07639; 5.63667
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
ProvinceFriesland Friesland
MunicipalitySúdwest-Fryslân Súdwest-Fryslân
Area
[1]
 • Total4.44 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total185
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Postal code
8736[1]
Dialing code0515

Reahûs (Dutch: Roodhuis) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 170 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1861 as Roodhuis, and means "red house" which refers to a farm from 1639 with a red tiled roof.[4] The farm used to contain a clandestine church for the Catholics.[5]

In 1892, the Catholic St Martin Church was built in Gothic Revival style. The church contains a 15th century statue of St Martin on a horse which was originally located in Easterein and hidden during the Reformation.[5]

Reahûs was home to 28 people in 1840.[6] Reahûs was awarded village status in 1955. Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hennaarderadeel municipality.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 8736JA". 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. ↑ "Reahûs - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Reahûs". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Reahûs". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.

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