Britswert ( nl, Britswerd) is a small village in
Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of
Friesland, the
Netherlands. It had a population of around 112 in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in the late-13th century as Bretsenewarth, and means "broken or split ''
terp''.
Britswert is a ''
terp'' (artificial living hill) villages which was located between two lakes. The Britswerdermeer was finally ''
polder
A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are:
# Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed
# Flood plains s ...
ed'' in 1885. The St Joris Church dates from the 12th century,
however it was restored after a fire in 1514, and the tower was rebuilt in 1889.
The village as home to both fishermen and farmers. Between 1200 and 1300, the
Middelzee silted, and the village gradually became an agricultural community.
Britswert was home to 120 people in 1840.
Before 2018, the village was part of the
Littenseradiel municipality.
Gallery
File:Britswert, Buorren.jpg, Houses in Britswert
File:Britswert, een dorp in Friesland.jpg, View on Britswert
References
External links
Súdwest-Fryslân
Populated places in Friesland
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