Gersloot Explained

Gersloot
Native Name:Gersleat
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.0064°N 5.9642°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Heerenveen
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1.48
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-0.8
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:8457
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0513

Gersloot (Western Frisian: Gersleat) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

The village was first mentioned in 1281 as Gerslach and means tapered ditch.[3] It used to have a church, but it was demolished in 1735, and only the bell tower remains. In 1840, it was home to 146 people.[4] Before 1934, Gersloot was part of the Aengwirden municipality.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8457CB . 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. Web site: Gersloot - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Gersloot . Plaatsengids . 30 March 2022 . nl.