Stiens

Stiens
Village
St Vitus' Church
Location in (former) Leeuwarderadeel municipality
Stiens Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°15′39″N 5°45′27″E / 53.26083°N 5.75750°E / 53.26083; 5.75750
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Leeuwarden
Population  (2017)
• Total	7,545
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9051
Telephone area	058

Stiens is a town in the municipality of Leeuwarden, Netherlands. As of January 2017, the municipality has a population of about 7,545.^[1]

History[]

Before 2018, the town was part of the Leeuwarderadeel municipality. The town hall of the municipality was located in Stiens.

Railways[]

Stiens was the main station on the North Friesland Railway. It opened in April 1901, with a branch to Harlingen opening in stages between December 1902 and May 1904. Closures of the railway include the following

• Direct service to Franeker in October 1933;
• Direct service to Harlingen in May 1935 and freight in January 1938;
• All other passenger services ceased in July 1936, but were reopened as far as Tzummarum and Dokkum-Aalsum in May 1940;
• The passenger service to Dokkum-Aalsum closed again in December 1940 and then it became permanently closed in October 1942;
• The final freight service from Stiens to Leeuwarden closed in 1997.

Windmills[]

There are three windmills in Stiens, including De Hoop, De Kleine Molen, and De Steenhuistermolen.

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  De Hoop

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  De Kleine Molen

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  Steenhuistermolen

Notable people[]

• Abe Bonnema (1926-2001), architect
• Piet Dankert (1934-2003), politician
• Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860-1930), politician

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Stiens at Wikimedia Commons

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