Lettelbert Explained

Lettelbert
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.1833°N 30°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Westerkwartier
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.9
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:150
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:9827
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:0594

Lettelbert (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈlɛ.təlˌbɛrt/; Lepterd) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. As of 2021, it had a population of 150.[2] Agriculture and livestock are the main sources of income.

Lettelbert means 'small neighborhood' (Dutch; Flemish: kleine buurt), near Lettelbert are also 'old neighborhood' (Dutch; Flemish: oude buurt) and 'new neighborhood' (Dutch; Flemish: nieuwe buurt), namely the villages of Tolbert and Niebert. The village arose in the Middle Ages on a sand ridge in the Westerkwartier near the .

The Reformed church of Lettelbert is owned by the Stichting Oude Groninger Kerken. The single-aisled church was built in the thirteenth century and has a five-sided closed choir and a roof turret.

Lettelbert has a small marina on the Leekstermeer and a natural camping site. Near the village are the Lettelberterpetten, a peat area that was extracted between 1900 and 1920 and became overgrown with alder woods and has been a nature reserve of Het Groninger Landschap since 1961.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9827PC . nl . . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 1 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . . 1 September 2023.