Twijzel (West Frisian: Twizel) is a village in Achtkarspelen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands, with a population of around 1080.

[3] The village was first mentioned around 1240 as Twislum, and means near the crossroads.

[4] Twijzel was a stretched linear settlement along the road.

The church itself was built in 1692 as a replacement of its medieval predecessor.

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