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Raerd

Frieslandvillage

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Raerd

Total population

630

Coordinates53.10°, 5.76°

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City facts

Overview

Raerd is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 630 in January 2017.

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History & geography

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Rawertham, and means "terp covered in reed". In the 11th or 12th century, a dike was built along the river. The village was located near the former Middelzee. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1814 as a replacement of its medieval predecessor. The forest around the estate are currently owned by and is a park with a large colony of rooks and herons. Before 2011, the village was part of the Boarnsterhim municipality and before 1984 it was the seat of Rauwerdhem municipality.

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Geography

Latitude
53.0986
Longitude
5.7590
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
981,816
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Pipistrelle
    Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    24,616
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    9,800
  • Nathusius's Bat
    Pipistrellus nathusii (Keyserling & Blasius, 1839) · Mammalia
    9,556
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8,197
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7,771
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7,731
  • Red Admiral
    Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    7,701
  • Small Tortoiseshell
    Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    7,381

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
10
Largest magnitude
3.8
Largest event
2025-11-14

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.98
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,087

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
37
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Mallard
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Seen 2026-09-24
Thirteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Thirteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Hippodamia tredecimpunctata
Seen 2026-09-21
Asian Lady Beetle
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
Seen 2026-09-21
Phytomyza agromyzina
Phytomyza agromyzina
Phytomyza agromyzina
Seen 2026-09-21
Common Hedgehog
Common Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus
Seen 2026-09-18
Devil's Coach Horse Beetle
Devil's Coach Horse Beetle
Ocypus olens
Seen 2026-09-13
White Stork
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
Seen 2026-09-12
Forest Bug
Forest Bug
Pentatoma rufipes
Seen 2026-09-09
common lacehopper
common lacehopper
Cixius nervosus
Seen 2026-09-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API