Britswert

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Britswerd Britswert
Village
Britswert church
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality
53°6′45″N 5°40′32″E / 53.11250°N 5.67556°E / 53.11250; 5.67556
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Area ^[1]
• Total	4.26 km² (1.64 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	0.2 m (0.7 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	105
• Density	25/km² (64/sq mi)
Postal code	8636^[1]
Dialing code	058

Britswert (Dutch: Britswerd) is a small village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 112 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the late-13th century as Bretsenewarth, and means "broken or split terp.^[4] Britswert is a terp (artificial living hill) villages which was located between two lakes. The Britswerdermeer was finally poldered in 1885. The St Joris Church dates from the 12th century,^[5] however it was restored after a fire in 1514, and the tower was rebuilt in 1889.^[6]^[5] The village as home to both fishermen and farmers. Between 1200 and 1300, the Middelzee silted, and the village gradually became an agricultural community.^[6]

Britswert was home to 120 people in 1840.^[6] Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality.^[6]

Gallery

Houses in Britswert
View on Britswert

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8636VA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ Aantal inwoners per dorp Archived 2017-04-21 at the Wayback Machine - Littenseradiel
^ "Britswert - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Britswert". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Britswert". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.