Wolvega
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History
The village was first mentioned in 1218,[2][3] and means "settlement of Wolf (person)."[4] The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1646 using material from its medieval predecessor. The tower was rebuilt after a fire in 1894.[3]
Lycklama State was a stins built in the early 17th century. It was built as a fortified building even though advances in warfare had made the construction obsolete. In 1626, Rinco van Lycklama became grietman (predecessor of mayor/judge) of Stellingwerf-Westeinde. In 1736, it was in a dilapidated state and demolished.[5] The Catholic retirement home Huize Lycklama was later built in its place.[3]
Around 1820, the main road from Leeuwarden to Zwolle was constructed through Wolvega.[6] In 1835, Wolvega became the capital of the municipality of Weststellingwerf.[3] It was home to 1,202 people in 1840.[6] In 1868, the Wolvega railway station opened.[6] During the 1950s, it became one of the industrial centre of Friesland, and started to develop into a town.[3]
Sights
The only remaining stins in Wolvega is Lindenoord which was built in 1780 in Louis XVI style. The estate used to organise horse races.[2] The races moved to Victoria Park which hosts the largest horse race of the Netherlands.[7]
There are two windmills in the town, De Gooyer and Windlust.
Gallery
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Town Hall
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House in Wolvega
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Neighbourhood in Wolvega
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Street view
See also
References
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