Wyns
Encyclopedia
Wyns is a small village in Tytsjerksteradiel
in the province Friesland
of the Netherlands
and has 182 citizens (October 1, 2008).
in the index of Abbot Hadamar from the German monastery Fulda.
The church that was built around 1200 is renovated to a multifunctional centre. Wyns was in the Middle Ages
an important place because all lawsuits of Eastergoa
were held there and the Grietman
s sometimes held meetings in the church.
Tytsjerksteradiel
Tytsjerksteradiel is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. It is named after the town of Tytsjerk, whose name is derived from a person named Tiete. Tiete was a daughter of Tryn, after whom the region is named...
in the province Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and has 182 citizens (October 1, 2008).
History
The settlement Weninge was mentioned for the first time in 949949
Year 949 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Sayf al-Daula raids into the Byzantine theme of Lykandos but is defeated. The Byzantines counter-attack and seize Germanikeia, defeating an army from Tarsus, and the raiding as far south as Antioch...
in the index of Abbot Hadamar from the German monastery Fulda.
The church that was built around 1200 is renovated to a multifunctional centre. Wyns was in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
an important place because all lawsuits of Eastergoa
Eastergoa
Eastergoa was one of the seven areas and one of the three gaue that lay within the borders of the today's Frisian province of Friesland in The Netherlands.- Area :...
were held there and the Grietman
Grietman
A grietman is partly a forerunner of the current rural mayor in the province of Friesland, and partly the forerunner of a judge. The area of jurisdiction was the municipality or gemeente...
s sometimes held meetings in the church.