| Tytsjerk | |
| Native Name: | Tietjerk |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.2133°N 5.9114°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tytsjerksteradiel |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 12.58 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,610 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9255 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0511 |
| Website: | Official |
Tytsjerk (Dutch; Flemish: Tietjerk ) is a village in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. It had a population of 1,614 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1392 as Thiatzerckera, and means "the church of Tije (person)".[4] Tytsjerk developed in the late middle ages. It had a road connection to Leeuwarden which resulted the construction of several estates.[5]
The foundations of the church indicate that it already must have existed in the 13th century. The village itself is first mentioned in an ecclesiastical document from the year 1328. In 1720 the foundations of the contemporary church were laid.The bronze church bell, which dates from 1608, was taken to Germany during World War II to be melted for the production of bullets and bombs, but was returned. This bell once hung in a separate belfry but found its place in the tower of the church itself already two centuries ago.
Tytsjerk was home to 344 people in 1840.[6]
Near the village park Vijversburg can be found, also known as the 'Bosk fan Ypey' or 'Bos van Ypey' (Forest of Ypey). This domain was earlier held by the rich families Looxma and Ypey.[6] Later it became the property of the 'Op Toutenburg' Foundation. The park is laid out by the landscape architect .
There are two windmills in the village, the Himriksmole and Lytse Geast.