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Nederland - Twisk

In the past the village of Twisk was a linear settlement, but since the end of the 20th century there are also side roads with new buildings. The village has just more than 1.000 inhabitants. Twisk is a conservation village - with fifty listed buildings - and has two churches, one of which is a late Gothic church and many old farmhouses. It even has one of the highest concentrations of so called stolpboerderijen, a kind of farmhouses typical for this part of the Netherlands. These ‘pyramids of the polder’ had their hay barns in the center of the house ; box beds were built beside them, as it was nice and warm.

The village was mentioned in 1245 as Twisca and in 1639 as Twiscke. The name of the village is derived from the old Frisian twisca, which means "between". Twisk must have been a hamlet on a road between two other villages.

Today Twisk is a combination of lovingly restored farms and houses; some of the them date from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. When visiting the picture-postcard village of Twisk, it feels if you are taking back a step in time.
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119 comments

HappySnapper said:

Excellent presentation Jaap, good information too, this is the sort of place I would like to visit.
4 years ago

Jaap van 't Veen replied to HappySnapper:

You are most welcome !!
4 years ago ( translate )

Martin M. Miles said:

Well done!
4 years ago

Jean said:

Looks a beautiful place to live,
4 years ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

wonderful collage, love the right image a lot
4 years ago

by the way said:

Herrliche Arbeit!
4 years ago ( translate )

Silvana -Silvy 51 said:

eccellente reportage fotografico e non solo.
complimenti,
ciao, Silvy
4 years ago ( translate )

neira-Dan said:

superbe collage et les PIP une belle série !!
Bonne fin de semaine Jaap
4 years ago ( translate )

Kawasirius said:

Superbe présentation et description de ce village au passé intéressant ! Excellentes photos ! Bonne journée Jaap !
4 years ago ( translate )

Anji. said:

Présentation superbe ! Bravo ! ***********************
4 years ago ( translate )

Nora Caracci said:

very beautiful collage, all excellent shots, the springy view is really adorable !
4 years ago

Madeleine Defawes said:

Very beautiful village well taken !
Have a nice day
4 years ago ( translate )

Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* said:

très belles photos !**********************
belle journée Jaap !
4 years ago ( translate )

Frank J Casella said:

Nice post Jaap. Very informative pictures and description.
4 years ago ( translate )

Rosalyn Hilborne said:

Beautiful pictures and great to have the PiP's for a closer look.
Have a great holiday :-))
4 years ago