Heeg (Southwest Fryslân)

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Heeg
Flag of the place Heeg
flag 		Coat of arms of the village of Heeg
coat of arms
province Fryslân Fryslân
local community Flag of the municipality of Southwest Fryslân Southwest Fryslân
Area
 - land
 - water 		15.22  km 2
11.24 km 2
3.98 km 2
Residents 2,175 (Jan 1, 2017)
Coordinates 52 ° 58 ′  N , 5 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 58 ′  N , 5 ° 36 ′  E
prefix 0515
Postcodes 8529, 8551, 8553, 8614, 8621
Heeg, view of the village of It Eilan

Heeg ( West Frisian Heech ) is a place in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in the Dutch province of Friesland . The population is 2175 (as of January 1, 2017).

location

Heeg is about 10 km south of Sneek on the north bank of the Heegermeer . The IJsselmeer can be reached from here via the Heegermeer, the Johan Friso Canal and the lock in the village of Stavoren or to the south via Woudsend , Sloten and Lemmer .

history

In addition to agriculture, Heeg developed a brisk trade due to its central location and good connections via waterways with all Frisian cities. Eel was primarily traded at home and abroad. Among other things, eel was exported to Antwerp and from 1731 to London . There the so-called Palingaaken, Frisian trading sailors , had a permanent berth near the Billingsgate Fishmarket for over 200 years . The ships specially built for this trade carried the live goods (15,000 to 20,000 pounds) from Stavoren to London as quickly as possible .

activities

Heeg is a well-known water sports center on Heegermeer / De Fluessen and has a number of boatyards , marinas and sailing schools .

Worth seeing

  • The visitor center for traditional boat building with the opportunity to watch a palingaak being built
  • Historic buildings in the town center such as the old captain's house Siet U Sels
  • The Reformed Church (Hervormde Kerk) from 1745
  • The private museum of Mrs. A. von der Heide, Nijedyk 51 above the Oranjehaus

photos

  • Church tower (de Sint Jozefkerk) on the road

  • Church: Ichtuskerk

  • Church (de Haghakerk) and other church (de Sint-Jozefkerk) in the background

  • Monumental building

  • The fishing boat in Jachtwerf Piersma

Web links

Commons : Heeg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on June 19, 2018 (Dutch)