Itens

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Coat of arms

Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality

53°6′7″N 5°38′29″E / 53.10194°N 5.64139°E / 53.10194; 5.64139Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

Súdwest-FryslânArea

^[1]

• Total2.59 km² (1.00 sq mi)Elevation

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0.5 m (1.6 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total235 • Density91/km² (230/sq mi)Postal code

8735^[1]

Dialing code0515

Itens is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 236 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1381 as Ytzinse, and means "settlement of the people of It(s)e (person)".^[4] Itens a terp (artificial living hill) village. Pottery has been found in the terp dating from the beginning of our era.^[5]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1806 and has a tower from 1842. Itens was home to 124 people in 1840. ^[5] Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hennaarderadeel municipality.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8735HH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ Aantal inwoners per dorp Archived 2017-04-21 at the Wayback Machine - Littenseradiel
^ "Itens - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Itens". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.