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Raerd
Sign in to saveRaerd () is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 630 in January 2017.
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- Locality
- Raerd
- Region
- Fryslân
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 630
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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- Instance of
- municipality of the Netherlands
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Friesland
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- 2023 Raerd, Sicht op de Buorren.jpg
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- Raerd
- postal code
- 9012
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Raerd () is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 630 in January 2017.
==History== The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Rawertham, and means "terp covered in reed". In the 11th or 12th century, a dike was built along the river. Raerd is a terp (artificial living hill) village with a radial structure dating from the early middle ages. The village was located near the former Middelzee.
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