Kimswerd

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Kimswerd Kimswert
Village
St Lawrence church
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the former Wûnseradiel municipality
Kimswerd Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°8′25″N 5°26′8″E / 53.14028°N 5.43556°E / 53.14028; 5.43556
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Population  (2017)
• Total	565
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8821
Dialing code	0517

Kimswerd (West Frisian: Kimswert) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 565 in January 2017.^[1]

History[]

Before 2011, the village was part of the Wûnseradiel municipality.

Notable people[]

• Pier Gerlofs Donia, nicknamed Grutte Pier, an infamous freedom fighter born sometime near the year 1480, who led a guerrilla war against the occupying forces after his village was plundered in 1515. He led the Frisian rebel army, the Arumer Zwarte Hoop from 1515 until 1519.

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  Grutte Pier statue

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  Windmill De Eendracht

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External links[]

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