Ried, Friesland


Ried is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 435 in January 2014.
WWW ried.nl

History

The village was first mentioned in 1275 as Rede, and refers to a stream. Ried is a terp village which developed several centuries before Christ along the Riedstroom. The tower of Dutch Reformed collapsed and was rebuilt in 1625. The church dates from 1653 and was a replacement of a medieval church.
Ried was home to 246 people in 1840. Between 1858 and 1916, there was a brickworks in Ried. There was also a dairy factory between 1898 and 1935. Until 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality.