Stiens

{{Infobox settlement | name = Stiens | native_name = | native_name_lang =  | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = Stiens - Sint-Vituskerk.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = St Vitus' Church | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Map NL Ljouwerteradiel Stiens.png | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in (former) Leeuwarderadeel municipality | pushpin_map = Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands | coordinates = {{coord|53|15|39|N|5|45|27|E|display=title|region:NL_type:city_source:nlwiki}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Friesland}} Friesland | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon|Leeuwarden}} Leeuwarden | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric   | area_footnotes = <ref name="stat"/> | area_total_km2 = 18.07 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 9051AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 31 March 2022 |archive-date = 21 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |url-status = dead }}</ref> | elevation_m = 0.9 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = <ref name="stat">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=31 March 2022|quote=two entries}}</ref> | population_total = 7,695 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | population_demonym = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 9051<ref name="stat"/> | area_code_type = Dialing code | area_code = 058 | iso_code = | footnotes = }} '''Stiens''' is a town in the municipality of Leeuwarden, Netherlands. As of January 2017, the town had a population of about 7,545.<ref>[http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=8740-8880&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017] - CBS Statline</ref> Between 1944 and 2018, it was the capital of the municipality of Leeuwarderadeel.

==History== The village was first mentioned in the 13th century Steninge, and means settlement of the people of Stena (person). Staining in Lancashire, England has the same origin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/stiens1 |title=Stiens - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=31 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> Stiens is a ''terp'' (artificial living mound) village with a radial structure which developed before our era along the Middelzee. There are additional ''terps'' to the north and south of the main ''terp'' on which the church was built. The western part of the main ''terp'' was later lost in floods.<ref name="monument">{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu06_01/sten009monu06_01_0169.php |title=Stiens |author=Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven |year=2000 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9476 4 |language=nl |access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref>

The nave of the Dutch Reformed Church dates from around 1100. The tower dates from the 15th century and was restored in 1898.<ref name="monument"/> In 1840, Stiens was home to 1,617 people.<ref name="plaats">{{cite web |url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/stiens |title=Stiens |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=31 March 2022 |language=nl |archive-date=26 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226021039/https://plaatsengids.nl/stiens |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1933, a monument was erected for Pieter Jelles Troelstra, however it is not for his achievements as a politician, but as a poet.<ref name="monument"/> The capital of the municipality of Leeuwarderadeel was the village of Huizum. In 1944, the southern part of the municipality including Huizum was annexed by Leeuwarden, and Stiens became the new capital of Leeuwarderadeel.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Stiens+Leeuwarderadeel&coll=ddd&page=1&facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=2%7C20e_eeuw%7C1940-1949%7C1944%7C&identifier=ddd:010759410:mpeg21:a0048&resultsidentifier=ddd:010759410:mpeg21:a0048&rowid=6 |title=Grenswijziging Leeuwarden - Leeuwarderadeel |website=Nieuwsblad van Friesland |date=10 January 1944 |language=nl |access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref>

Before 2018, the town was part of the Leeuwarderadeel municipality. The town hall of the municipality was located in Stiens.<ref name="plaats"/>

==Railways== {{main|North Friesland Railway}} Stiens was the main station on the North Friesland Railway. It opened in April 1901, with a branch to {{rws|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 {{rws|Leeuwarden}} closed in 1997.

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

==Notable people== *Abe Bonnema (1926-2001), architect *Piet Dankert (1934-2003), politician *Pieter Jelles Troelstra (1860-1930), politician

== Gallery == <gallery> File:De Hoop Molen Stiens 13.JPG|De Hoop File:Steenhuistermolen.jpg|Steenhuistermolen File:Stiens - Gemeentehuis Leeuwarderadeel.jpg|Former town hall File:Stiens 1974-1.jpg|Former railway station (1974) File:Stiens een dorpsgezicht..JPG|Street view File:Stiens niet ver van Leeuwarden..JPG|Houses in Stiens </gallery>

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Category:Leeuwarden Category:Populated places in Friesland