Easterlittens Explained

Oosterlittens
Native Name:Easterlittens
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.135°N 5.6494°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Leeuwarden
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:6.20
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.5
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:465
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8835
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0517

Easterlittens (Dutch; Flemish: Oosterlittens) is a village in Leeuwarden in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 439 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the second half of the 13th century as Lechinke. The etymology is unclear.[4] Easterlittens is a terp (artificial living mound) village which developed along the Franekervaart. The terp has been partially excavated at the end of the 19th century. The Dutch Reformed Church has 12th century elements. The tower dates from 1854.[5] The little tower was blown off the church in a storm in 1969, and was restored and put back in 1971, but without the original bell which could not be found and was replaced by a ship's bell. In 1840, Easterlittens was home to 479 people.[6]

The windmill Alde Swarte Molen, Easterlittens is a polder mill from 1690. It used to drain excess water until 1961 when it was rendered obsolete by an electric pumping station. In 1967, it was bought by the municipality of Baarderadeel for ƒ 1,-. Since 1981, the wind mill is back in active service draining the polder of Oosterlittens-Britswerd.[7]

Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Baarderadeel municipality.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8835KV . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 30 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 30 March 2022. two entries.
  3. http://www.littenseradiel.nl/internet/over-littenseradiel_41217/item/aantal-inwoners-per-dorp_14845.html Aantal inwoners per dorp
  4. Web site: Easterlittens - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Easterlittens . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9476 4 . nl . 29 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Easterlittens . Plaatsengids . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  7. Web site: Alde Swarte Molen . Molen database . 30 March 2022 . nl.