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Tijnje (West Frisian: De Tynje) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,510 in January 2017.
There are two windmills in the village, Boezemmolen and De Deelen. The latter is a tjasker.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1718 as "Winie Tinie, Luxter Tinie", and means "willow braided fence". Tijnje developed around 1870 as a peat excavation village. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1890. The Reformed Churches is a concrete building from 1921, and is an early concrete building.
Tijnje was home to 14 people in 1840. The local car dealer started a collection of old Opel cars. The collection of c. 55 cars is at display at the Opel Oldtimer museum in Tijnje.
Gallery
References
External links
Media related to Tijnje at Wikimedia Commons
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Opsterland
- Tijnje
- List of windmills in Friesland (T–V)
- Opsterland
- Boezemmolen, Tijnje
- Gorredijk
- Tjaskers in Friesland
- List of windmills in Friesland (A–C)
- List of windmills in Friesland (W–Z)
- List of windmills in Friesland (R–S)
- Kinderdijk
