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Kimswerd
Kimswerd
is a village in
Súdwest-Fryslân
municipality
in the
province
of
Friesland
,
the Netherlands
. It had a population of around
565
in
January 2017
.
History
Before
2011
,
the village
was part of the
Wûnseradiel
municipality.
Notable
people
Pier Gerlofs
Donia
,
nicknamed
Grutte Pier
, an
infamous
freedom fighter
born
sometime
near the
year 1480
, who led a
guerrilla war
against the occupying
forces
after his village was plundered in
1515
. He led the Frisian
rebel
army
, the
Arumer Zwarte Hoop
from 1515 until
1519
.