Ried, Friesland

Ried (Dutch pronunciation: [rit], West Frisian: Rie) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

[3] The village was first mentioned in 1275 as Rede, and refers to a stream.

[4] Ried is a terp (artificial living hill) village which developed several centuries before Christ along the Riedstroom.

The tower of Dutch Reformed collapsed and was rebuilt in 1625.

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