Woudsend

Woudsend (West Frisian: Wâldsein) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,380 in January 2017. There are two windmills in the village, 't Lam and De Jager. The village was first mentioned in 1337 as Woldesende, and means "end (edge) of the wood". Woudsend is a village from the Middle Ages that developed along the Ee river. The economy was mainly based on trade and shipping. The village was densely settled and is characterised by many narrow alleys. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1660 as a replacement of the medieval church. The new church was not well founded and started to subside. In 1835, it was decided to build a new church on the other side of the village.