Baard, Friesland
Village in Friesland, Netherlands
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Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality
53°09′N 5°40′E / 53.150°N 5.667°E / 53.150; 5.667
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8834[1]
Baard is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Leeuwarden, about 10 km southwest of the city of Leeuwarden. Baard had a population of about 189 in January 2017.[3]
History
The village was first mentioned in 1329 as Bawerth, and means terp (artificial living mound) of Bavo (person).[4] The first church was built around 1250. The current church dates from 1876. In 1840, it was home to 244 people.[5]
Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Baarderadeel municipality.[5]
Gallery
- Protestant Church
- View on the village
- Street view
- Cat statue
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8834XA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Aantal inwoners per dorp Archived 2017-04-21 at the Wayback Machine - Littenseradiel
- ^ "Baard - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Baard". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
External links
- Media related to Baard at Wikimedia Commons
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Populated places in the municipality of Leeuwarden
- Leeuwarden
- Bartlehiem (partially)
- Miedum
- Teerns
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