# Britswert

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Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Britswerd Britswert Village Britswert church Flag Coat of arms Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality Britswerd Location in the Netherlands Show map of Friesland Britswerd Britswerd (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands Country Netherlands Province Friesland Municipality Súdwest-Fryslân Area [1] • Total 4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi) Elevation [2] 0.2 m (0.66 ft) Population (2021)[1] • Total 105 • Density 24.6/km2 (63.8/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 8636[1] Dialing code 058

**Britswert** ([Dutch](/source/Dutch_language): *Britswerd*) is a small village in [Súdwest-Fryslân](/source/S%C3%BAdwest-Frysl%C3%A2n) municipality in the province of [Friesland](/source/Friesland), the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands). It had a population of around 112 in January 2017.[3]

## History

The village was first mentioned in the late-13th century as Bretsenewarth, and means "broken or split *[terp](/source/Terp)*.[4] Britswert is a *[terp](/source/Terp)* (artificial living hill) villages which was located between two lakes. The Britswerdermeer was finally *[poldered](/source/Polder)* in 1885. The St Joris Church dates from the 12th century,[5] however it was restored after a fire in 1514, and the tower was rebuilt in 1889.[6][5] The village as home to both fishermen and farmers. Between 1200 and 1300, the [Middelzee](/source/Middelzee) silted, and the village gradually became an agricultural community.[6]

Britswert was home to 120 people in 1840.[6] Before 2018, the village was part of the [Littenseradiel](/source/Littenseradiel) municipality.[6]

## Gallery

		- Houses in Britswert

		- View on Britswert

## 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 5 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AHN_2-0)** ["Postcodetool for 8636VA"](http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool). *Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland* (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [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-4)** ["Britswert - (geografische naam)"](https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/britswert). *Etymologiebank* (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wonder_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wonder_5-1) ["Britswert"](https://www.frieslandwonderland.nl/plaats/britswert). *Friesland Wonderland* (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-plaats_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-plaats_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-plaats_6-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-plaats_6-3) ["Britswert"](https://www.plaatsengids.nl/britswert). *Plaatsengids* (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.

## External links

Media related to [Britswert](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Britswert) at Wikimedia Commons

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