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Tijnje (The Netherlands)

Opsterland municipality, Fryslân province

by Jarig Bakker, 16 Sep 2003
Design: J.C. Terluin.

Tijnje village
Tijnje CoA

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Tijnje village

Tijnje (Frisian: De Tynje) is a village in Opsterland municipality, Fryslân province, with (1958) 1343; (1974) 1255; (2000) 1440 inhabitants. The village was a hamlet under Terwispel until 1900, where it developed by peat-digging. Several canals ran through the hamlet/village, now replaced by roads, where it is well positioned between Gorredijk and Akkrum.
Tijnje CoA: diagonal of silver and green, charged with three left fesses countercharged; over all a red fess with four chevrons on top.
Flag: a red hoist of 1/3 flaglength, with in the canton a yellow waterlily leaf of 1/3 flagheight; the fly diagonally divided of green
and white, charged with three crossbars countercharged.
In the village is a monument with the text "In doarp riist út 'e puollen" (a village arises out of the pools). Tijnje was founded as a
peat-diggers community under Terwipsel, and ultimately became a separate villager. The motto was the base for the CoA, and was ultimately added to the arms. The countercharged white and green represent the many potholes. On the narrow pieces of land (green) netween the potholes (silver/white) the peatblocks were laid to dry. The diagonal dividing line represents the main road through the village. The red crossbar with the four points represent the village and its brick buildings, arising from the swamps.
The flag is a simplification of the arms; the yellow lea