Tersoal
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| name = Terzool
| native_name = Tersoal
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Tersoal kerkje.jpg
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| image_caption = Tersoal Church
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| image_map = Map NL Boarnsterhim Tersoal.png
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| map_caption = Location in the former Boarnsterhim municipality
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands
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| 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 = 4.63
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 9014BG |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 6 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 0.0
| 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 = 340
| population_density_km2 = auto
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Tersoal ({{langx|nl|Terzool}}) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 355 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
History
The village was first mentioned in 1335 as "in Zole", and means muddy stream.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/tersoal |title=Tersoal - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=6 April 2022 |language=nl}} Tersoal is a terp (artificial living hill) village to the south of the former Middelzee.{{cite web|url=https://www.frieslandwonderland.nl/friesland/plaats/tersoal |title=Tersoal |website=Friesland wonderland |access-date=6 April 2022 |language=nl}} It used to be an isolated village which could only be accessed from the water.
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1838 as a replacement of the medieval church. The tower dates from the 14th century.
Tersoal was home to 235 people in 1840.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/tersoal |title=Tersoal |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=6 April 2022 |language=nl}} In 1866, a road was built and Tersoal developed in a road village. Before 2011, the village was part of the Boarnsterhim municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Rauwerdhem municipality.
Gallery
File:Tersoal, It Westerein mei de eardere grifformearde tsjerke.jpg|Tersoal in winter
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Category:Populated places in Friesland
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