# Wytgaard

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Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Wytgaard Village Flag Coat of arms Location in Leeuwarden municipality Wytgaard Location in the Netherlands Show map of Friesland Wytgaard Wytgaard (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands Coordinates: 53°8′27″N 5°47′2″E / 53.14083°N 5.78389°E / 53.14083; 5.78389 Country Netherlands Province Friesland Municipality Leeuwarden Population (2017) • Total 570 Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 9089 Telephone area 058

**Wytgaard** ([Dutch](/source/Dutch_language): *Wijtgaard[1] or Wytgaard[2])* is a village in [Leeuwarden](/source/Leeuwarden) municipality in the province of [Friesland](/source/Friesland), the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands). It had a population of around 570 in January 2017.[3]

## History and name

Wytgaard started as a small hamlet in the 17th century in an area that was that until approximately the 13th century situated on the edge of the former [Middelzee](/source/Middelzee). The hamlet arose in a [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church) enclave west of the Protestant village of [Wirdum](/source/Wirdum%2C_Friesland).[4] The area was listed as "Wytghardera ny land" in 1485. Possibly this refers to a monastery that would have stood there, also explained as *De Witte Gaarde*.[2]

The area in which the hamlet eventually developed was already slightly inhabited and in 1511 it was mentioned as *Wijtgaerdt* and in 1543 as *Uuytgaerd*. After the real hamlet had arisen it was mentioned as *Wytgaard* in 1718.[2] And after that the spelling *Wijtgaard* was mostly used. The hamlet consisted of two core neighborhoods and they eventually fused together. Slowly it became a small village. Before the municipal reorganizations in 1944, it belonged to the municipality [Leeuwarderadeel](/source/Leeuwarderadeel).

The village became independent in 1957 when it officially broke away from Wirdum, it was around the time that the spelling Wytgaard was also in use again. Although it's really not know if the spelling was changed in 1957 when it became a village but the town sign chanced it to Wytgaard and in some of the official record Wytgaard was used. In documents the municipal officials mostly use(d) the spelling Wijtgaard. Both spellings are used after since in Dutch. In West Frisian the spelling was *Wytgaerd*, up until 1982 when the Fryske Akadamy changed it to *Wytgaard* as the preferred spelling in West Frisian. It's still unclear what the real official name is since it became a village of its own.[5] But postal code named is officially Wytgaard. Wytgaard is more often used in Dutch but the spelling Wijtgaard is also still used, especially on maps.[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Taalunie_1-0)** Taalunie. ["Friese namen"](http://namen.taalunie.org/friese-namen) (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Nederlandseplaatsnamenverklaard_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Nederlandseplaatsnamenverklaard_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Nederlandseplaatsnamenverklaard_2-2) G. van Berkel & K. Samplonius (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017](http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=8740-8880&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T) – CBS Statline

1. **[^](#cite_ref-frieslandwonderland_4-0)** frieslandwonderland.nl. ["Stichting Fryslâns Ferline; NoordBoek – Peter Karstkarel"](https://www.frieslandwonderland.nl/friesland/plaats/damwald) (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** NDC mediagroep – De Krant van Toen. ["Veertig jaar verwarring rond spelling Wytgaard"](https://www.dekrantvantoen.nl/vw/article.do?v2=true&id=LC-20000115-23010&vw=org) (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** from Kadaster 2020 map. ["topotijdreis.nl"](https://topotijdreis.nl/).{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list))

v t e Populated places in the municipality of Leeuwarden Towns Leeuwarden Villages Alde Leie Baard Bears Britsum Eagum Easterlittens Feinsum Friens Goutum Grou Hempens Hilaard Hijum Húns Idaerd Jellum Jelsum Jirnsum Jorwert Koarnjum Lekkum Leons Mantgum Reduzum Snakkerburen Stiens Swichum Warstiens Warten Wergea Weidum Wirdum Wytgaard Hamlets Bartlehiem (partially) Miedum Teerns List of cities, towns and villages in Friesland

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