| Britswerd | |
| Native Name: | Britswert |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.1125°N 5.6756°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Súdwest-Fryslân |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.26 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 105 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8636 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 058 |
Britswert (Dutch; Flemish: 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]
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, however it was restored after a fire in 1514, and the tower was rebuilt in 1889.[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.
Britswert was home to 120 people in 1840.[6] Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality.[6]