Gytsjerksterhoeke Explained

Gytsjerksterhoek
Native Name:Giekerkerhoek
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.2383°N 5.8789°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Tytsjerksteradiel
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9061
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:058

Gytsjerksterhoek (Dutch; Flemish: Giekerkerhoek ) is a hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

Gytsjerksterhoeke is not a statistical entity,[1] and the postal authorities have placed it under Gytsjerk.[2] It does not have place name signs. The name was first used around 1960. It consists of about 20 houses, and if the west side is included about 30 houses.[3]

The hamlet is centred around the St Martin Church which is located outside of the village of Gytsjerk and dates from around 1100. The main settlement moved to the east leaving a tiny hamlet around the church.[4] There is a still a little so-called woudhuisje (wood house) in the hamlet. These were tiny self build houses most of which have disappeared.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 4 April 2022 . not found.
  2. Web site: Postcode Gytsjerksterhoeke in Gytsjerk . Postcode bij adres . 4 April 2022 . nl.
  3. Web site: Gytsjerksterhoek . Plaatsengids . 4 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Martinuskerk . Protestant Community Trynwalden . 4 April 2022 . nl.