De Puollen De Poelen (Dutch) | |
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 Eponymous windmillDe Poelen near the hamlet | |
  De Puollen Location in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands Show map of Friesland De Puollen De Puollen (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands | |
| Coordinates:53°11′23″N5°40′15″E / 53.18975°N 5.67085°E /53.18975; 5.67085 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Municipality | Waadhoeke |
| Village | Dronryp |
| Elevation | 0.5 m (1.6 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 9035 |
| Area code | 0517 |
De Puollen (Dutch:De Poelen[dəˈpulə(n)]) is ahamlet in theDutch municipality ofWaadhoeke in the province ofFriesland. It is located to the south ofDeinum and on the east side ofDronryp, of which it is a part administratively. The Puolfeart (Dutch:Poelvaart) flows through the hamlet and its surroundingpolder. This canal forms the heart of the hamlet, which consists of scattered residences on the Puoldyk.
The polder was calledOosterpolder for a while, but later received the name of the hamlet. The polder was drained by theDe Poelen polder mill. The area of De Puollen was described inLatin in 1450 asterra situata in da Polum. In 1483 people speak of someone who lived inPoland.[2] In the sixteenth century there was a real hamlet and it was mentioned asPuelen andPoelen. A century later people speak ofDe Poelen.[3] The place name could also refer to the fact that it was a watery area (a 'pool').[4]
Currently located in the municipality of Waadhoeke, De Puollen belonged toMenameradiel until the municipal reorganization of 2018. Having been part of Menameradiel, the hamlet's official name is inWest Frisian since 2010, as opposed to the Dutch variant.[5]
