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Village in Friesland, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rien is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 110 in January 2017.[3]
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![]() Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality | |
Coordinates: 53°5′44″N 5°39′26″E | |
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• Total | 2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0.1 m (0.3 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 100 |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Postal code | 8641[1] |
Dialing code | 0515 |
The village was first mentioned in 1527 as Reensterzyl, and means "water border".[4] Rien started as a satellite of Lytsewierrum near a sluice.[5]
Rien was home to 321 people in 1840. It was award village status in 1954.[5] Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hennaarderadeel municipality.[5]
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