# Bears, Friesland

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Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Beers Bears Village St Mary's church Flag Coat of arms Bears in the former municipality of Littenseradiel Beers Location in the Netherlands Show map of Friesland Beers Beers (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands Coordinates: 53°9′23″N 5°44′2″E / 53.15639°N 5.73389°E / 53.15639; 5.73389 Country Netherlands Province Friesland Municipality Leeuwarden Area [1] • Total 2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi) Elevation [2] 2 m (6.6 ft) Population (2021)[1] • Total 135 • Density 54.9/km2 (142/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 9025[1] Dialing code 058

**Bears** ([Dutch](/source/Dutch_language): *Beers*) is a small village in the [Dutch](/source/Netherlands) province of [Friesland](/source/Friesland).[3] It is located in the municipality [Leeuwarden](/source/Leeuwarden), about 8 km southwest of [Leeuwarden](/source/Leeuwarden).[4] Bears has a population of about 133 in January 2017.[5]

The official name of the village is in [Frisian](/source/West_Frisian_language) ("Bears"), like all villages in Littenseradiel. "Beers" is the Dutch name.

## History

It was first mentioned in 1305 as Beerse, and means "fenced off hunting area".[6] Bears is a *[terp](/source/Terp)* (artificial living hill) village. The [Protestant church of Bears](/source/Protestant_church_of_Bears) dates from the 13th century.[7] The Uniastate was a *[stins](/source/Stins)* of the Unia family. The estate was demolished in 1756, and only the gate house has remained. A steel framed replica of the estate was built in the 1990, and has an observation tower in the middle to view the landscape.[8]

Before 2018, the village was part of the [Littenseradiel](/source/Littenseradiel) municipality.[7]

## Notable buildings

- The [Protestant church of Bears](/source/Protestant_church_of_Bears)

## Gallery

		- Sculpture of the former Uniastate

		- View on Bears

		- Inside the Maria Church

		- Gate house of Uniastate

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-stat_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-stat_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-stat_1-2) ["Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021"](https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls). *Central Bureau of Statistics*. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AHN_2-0)** ["Postcodetool for 9025BL"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181225180742/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool). *Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland* (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from [the original](http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-vuga_3-0)** *VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland* (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ANWB_4-0)** *ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland*, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Aantal inwoners per dorp](http://www.littenseradiel.nl/internet/over-littenseradiel_41217/item/aantal-inwoners-per-dorp_14845.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170421112253/http://www.littenseradiel.nl/internet/over-littenseradiel_41217/item/aantal-inwoners-per-dorp_14845.html) 2017-04-21 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - Littenseradiel

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Beers - (geografische naam)"](https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/beers). *Etymologiebank* (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-plaats_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-plaats_7-1) ["Bears"](https://www.plaatsengids.nl/bears). *Plaatsengids* (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Uniastate en Tsjerke Bears"](https://www.friesland.nl/nl/locaties/2011286569/bezoekerscentrum-uniastate-en-tsjerke-bears). *Friesland* (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

## External links

- Media related to [Bears (Friesland)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bears_(Friesland)) at Wikimedia Commons

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