Rottevalle

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Rottevalle De Rottefalle
Village
Rottevalle, reformed church
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Smallingerland municipality
53°8′43″N 6°6′13″E / 53.14528°N 6.10361°E / 53.14528; 6.10361
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Smallingerland
Area ^[1]
• Total	6.43 km² (2.48 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	2.9 m (9.5 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	1,405
• Density	220/km² (570/sq mi)
Postal code	9221^[1]
Dialing code	0512
Website	Official

Rottevalle (West Frisian: De Rottefalle) is a village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,363 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1622 as "de Rottevalle", and literally means "the rat trap", but has been named after a type of lock which resembles a rat trap.^[4] Rottevalle developed 1650 when the canal De Lits was dug for the excavation of peat. The initial settlement consisted of an inn with several houses. The village was originally part of the grietenij (predecessor of a municipality) Achtkarspelen. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1724.^[5]

Rottevalle was home to 1,050 people in 1840.^[6] In 1943, the border was redrawn and Rottevalle became part of Smallingerland. In 1958, part of the De Lits was filled up inside the village.^[5]

Notable people

Baukje de Boer-Veenstra^[7] (born 1881), speed skater
Hendrik Kloosterman (1900–1968), mathematician
Joop Boomsma (1945–2018), author and playwright

Gallery

Street/canal view
The harbour of Rottevalle
Houses in Rottevalle
Street view

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9221LT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ Bevolkingscijfers - Smallingerland
^ "Rottevalle - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Rottevalle" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "Rottevalle". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ Rijpkema, J. H. (May 17, 1936). "Gedenkschrift bij het 50-jarig bestaan van den Frieschen IJsbond 1886-1936, alsmede iets over hardrijders en hardrijdsters in vroeger en later jaren". Noord-Nederlandsche Boekhandel. p. 106 – via Koninklijke Bibliotheek.