Augsbuert-Lytsewâld
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Augsbuert-Lytsewâld | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°16′0″N 6°9′50″E / 53.26667°N 6.16389°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Municipality | Noardeast-Fryslân |
Area | |
• Total | 4.50 km2 (1.74 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0.6 m (2.0 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 85 in 2,021 |
Postal code | 9292[1] |
Dialing code | 0511 |
Augsbuert-Lytsewâld is a small village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is in the municipality Noardeast-Fryslân, about 1 km southeast of the town of Kollum.
Augsbuurt had about 70 inhabitants in January 2017.[3] Augsbuurt had about 85 inhabitants in January 2021.
History
[edit]It was first mentioned in the 15th century Aeltsbuur. The etymology is unclear, however Lytsewâld means "little forest".[4] Augsbuert-Lytsewâld had a chapel as early as 1347. In 1782, the current church built. In 1975 it was restored, and was in use by a music school and brass band until 2010, and nowadays it can be rented for weddings, funerals and family gatherings.[5]
In 1840, Augsbuert-Lytsewâld was home to 165 people.[5]
The village's official name was changed from Augsbuurt to Augsbuert-Lytsewâld in 2023.[6][7]
Gallery
[edit]- Former schoolmaster house of Augsbuert-Lytsewâld
- Farm in Augsbuert-Lytsewâld
- Clergy house
- Drive way of Clantstate
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9292LZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Inwonertal en info 2017 Archived 2017-10-28 at the Wayback Machine - Kollumerland
- ^ "Augsbuurt - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Augsbuurt". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "22 dorpen in Noardeast-Fryslân krijgen op 1 januari 2023 een nieuwe Friese naam" [22 villages in Noardeast-Fryslân will receive a new Frisian name on 1 January 2023]. RTV NOF (in Dutch). 10 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Friese namen" [Frisian names]. Taalunie (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2023.