Britsum Explained

Britsum
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.25°N 52°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Leeuwarden
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4.98
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.4
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:950
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9055
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:058

The village of Britsum is located in the municipality of Leeuwarden (province of Friesland), in the Netherlands. Britsum was built on an artificial bank (terp) running along the eastern side of the former Middelzee. The church, built around 1300, is also located on this bank. It had a population of about 910 citizens in January 2017.[3]

History

It was first mentioned in 944 as Bruggiheim, and means "settlement near a bridge".[4] Britsum is a terp (artificial living mound) village with a radial structure. It dates from the early middle ages and was built near the Middelzee. A large part of the mound was excavation around 1900.

The western side of the Dutch Reformed church dates between 1180 and 1200. The nave and choir date between 1240 and 1260. The church received its present shape in 1875.[5] In 1840, Britsum was home to 326 people.[6]

Britsum was served by a station on the North Friesland Railway which opened in 1901 and closed to passengers in December 1940. The line finally closed in 1997.[7]

Before 2018, the village was part of the Leeuwarderadeel municipality.[6]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9055LN . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 30 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 30 March 2022. two entries.
  3. http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=8740-8880&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
  4. Web site: Britsum - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Britsum . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9476 4 . nl . 30 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Britsum . Plaatsengids . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  7. Web site: stopplaats Britsum . Stationsweb . 30 March 2022 . nl.