Westergeast
Westergeast | |
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Village | |
 The Dutch Reformed church of Westergeast | |
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 Location in the former Kollumerland municipality | |
  Westergeast Location in the Netherlands  Westergeast Westergeast (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°17′28″N 6°5′8″E / 53.29111°N 6.08556°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality | Noardeast-Fryslân |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.2 m (0.7 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 610 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9295[1] |
| Dialing code | 0511 |
Westergeast (Dutch: Westergeest, Low German: Westergaist) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It has a population of around 621 in January 2017.[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality.[4]
History[edit]
The village was first mentioned around 1333 as Ghaest.[5] It is located on a slight hill (geast). The village uses west to distinguish with Wygeast.[5] The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1200. In 1807, the tower was lowered. The church was restored between 1954 and 1957.[6] Some of the stones from the tower were reused in a little woudhuisje (forest house) next to the church. The little house was demolished in 2018.[7]
In 1840, it was home to 263 people.[4] There is a restored windmill north of the village, De Beintemapoldermolen. It is a polder mill built in 1870. In 1950, a pumping station made the wind mill obsolete.[8]
The village's official name was changed from Westergeest to Westergeast in 2023.[9][10]
Gallery[edit]
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Landscape (Westergeast) -
House in Westergeast -
Street view -
Bed & Breakfast in Westergeast
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9295KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Inwonertal en info 2017 - Kollumerland
- ^ a b "Westergeest". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Westergeest - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Westergeest" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Een mooi ensemble verdwijnt: Uniek woudhuis in Westergeest tegen de vlakte". Friesch Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "De Beintemapoldermolen". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 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.
External links[edit]
Media related to Westergeast at Wikimedia Commons
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