Wons
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Wons () is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 290 in January 2017.
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- Wûns
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- Netherlands
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- Súdwest-Fryslân
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- UTC+01:00
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Wons () is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 290 in January 2017.
==History== The villages was first mentioned in 1270 as Wyldinghen, and means "settlement of Woldens (person)". Wons is a terp (artificial living hill) village with a grid structure. The terp was partially excavated. The former grietenij (predecessor of the municipality) Wûnseradiel was named after Wons, because it contained the court house.
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