Offingawier
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| name = Offingawier
| native_name = Offenwier
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood and former village
| image_skyline = Offringawier, kerk foto7 2011-04-24 11.30.JPG
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| image_caption = Offingawier Church
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| image_shield = Offingawier_wapen.svg
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| image_map = Map NL Snits Offenwier.png
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| map_caption = Location in the former Sneek municipality
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands
| coordinates = {{coord|53|1|55|N|5|41|49|E|display=title|region:NL_type:city_source:nlwiki}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Friesland}} Friesland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon|Súdwest-Fryslân}} Súdwest-Fryslân
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 10.05
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 8626AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 6 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = -0.2
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=6 April 2022}}
| population_total = 245
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| utc_offset_DST = +2
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| area_code = 0515
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Offingawier ({{langx|fy|Offenwier}}) is a neighbourhood of Sneek and former village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 205 in January 2017.[http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=13314-13470&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017] - CBS Statline In 1984, it was annexed by the city of Sneek and became a neighbourhood.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Vffenwere, and means "terp of the people of Offa (person)".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/offingawier |title=Offingawier - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=6 April 2022 |language=nl}} Offingawier is a terp (artificial living hill village).{{cite web|url=https://www.frieslandwonderland.nl/plaats/offingawier |title=Offingawier |website=Friesland Wonderland|access-date=6 April 2022 |language=nl}}
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1882, but contains elements from its 1335 predecessor.
Offingawier was home to 109 people in 1840.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/offingawier |title=Offingawier |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=6 April 2022 |language=nl}} In 1984, it was annexed by Sneek. Before 2011, the village was part of the Sneek municipality.
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{{Dutch municipality Súdwest-Fryslân}}
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Category:Populated places in Friesland
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