| Stitswerd | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Stitswerd in the province of Groningen |
| Coordinates: | 53.3611°N 6.5992°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Het Hogeland |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.18 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.4 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 60 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9999 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0595 |
Stitswerd is a village in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 45 in January 2017.[3] Stitswerd is located on a wierde near the estuary of the former river Fivel.
Stitswerd has the highest postal code in the Netherlands (9999 XL).
The village was first mentioned in the second half of the 9th century as Stukisweret, and means "terp (artificial living hill) of Stukki (person)".[4]
The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century and is located on the terp, however part of the terp has been excavated. The church is sometimes in service, but is also used for cultural activities.
Stitswert was home to 209 people 1840. It was part of Kantens municipality before 1990, when it became part of Hefshuizen. In 2019, it became part of the municipality of Het Hogeland.[5]