Bears, Friesland Explained

Beers
Settlement Type:Village
Other Name:Bears
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL Littenseradiel Bears.png
Map Caption1:Bears in the former municipality of Littenseradiel
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.1564°N 5.7339°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Leeuwarden
Elevation M:2
Area Total Km2:2.46
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:135
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9025
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:058

Bears (Dutch: Beers) is a small village in the Dutch province of Friesland.[3] It is located in the municipality Leeuwarden, about 8 km southwest of Leeuwarden.[4] Bears has a population of about 133 in January 2017.[5]

The official name of the village is in Frisian ("Bears"), like all villages in Littenseradiel. "Beers" is the Dutch name.

History

It was first mentioned in 1305 as Beerse, and means "fenced off hunting area".[6] Bears is a terp (artificial living hill) village. The Protestant church of Bears dates from the 13th century.[7] The Uniastate was a stins of the Unia family. The estate was demolished in 1756, and only the gate house has remained. A steel framed replica of the estate was built in the 1990, and has an observation tower in the middle to view the landscape.[8]

Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality.[7]

Notable buildings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9025BL . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 30 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 30 March 2022.
  3. VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.
  4. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  5. http://www.littenseradiel.nl/internet/over-littenseradiel_41217/item/aantal-inwoners-per-dorp_14845.html Aantal inwoners per dorp
  6. Web site: Beers - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  7. Web site: Bears . Plaatsengids . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  8. Web site: Uniastate en Tsjerke Bears . Friesland . 30 March 2022 . nl.