Mirns

Also known as Murns

Mirns () is a village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 130 in 2017.

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Settlement.name: Mirns
Settlement.native_name: Murns
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Klokkenstoel Mirns 05c.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Mirns bell tower
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Gaasterlân Sleat Murns.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Gaasterlân Sleat municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: De Fryske Marren
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Image: Klokkenstoel Mirns 05c.JPG

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Commons category: Mirns
postal code: 8573

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Mirns () is a village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 130 in 2017.

==History== The village was first mentioned between 1243 and 1254 as Midlinghe, and means settlement in the middle. Mirns was a settlement on the former Zuiderzee coast (nowadays: IJsselmeer). The church was demolished in the mid-18th century.