Leons, Friesland Explained

Leons
Native Name:Lions
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.1511°N 5.6781°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Leeuwarden
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1.92
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.8
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:25
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8833
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0517

Leons (Dutch; Flemish: Lions) is a small village in Leeuwarden municipality in the Dutch province of Friesland. Situated in pastoral farming country, the village had around 26 inhabitants in January 2017.[3]

History

The settlement was first mentioned in the 13th century as Leonghem, and means "settlement of the people of Lieuwe (person)".[4] The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 14th century. The tower was constructed in the 19th century. In 1840, Leons was home to 38 people.[5]

Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Baarderadeel municipality.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8833KA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 31 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 31 March 2022.
  3. http://www.littenseradiel.nl/internet/over-littenseradiel_41217/item/aantal-inwoners-per-dorp_14845.html Aantal inwoners per dorp
  4. Web site: Leons - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 31 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Leons . Plaatsengids . 31 March 2022 . nl.