Itens
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Village in Friesland, Netherlands
Itens | |
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Village | |
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Coat of arms of Itens Coat of arms | |
| Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality | |
| Coordinates: 53°6′7′′N 5°38′29′′E / 53.10194°N 5.64139°E / 53.10194; 5.64139 | |
| Country | Netherlands Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland Friesland |
| Municipality | Súdwest-Fryslân Súdwest-Fryslân |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.5 m (1.6 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 235 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 8735[1] |
| Dialing code | 0515 |
Itens is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 236 in January 2017.[3]
History
[edit ]The village was first mentioned in 1381 as Ytzinse, and means "settlement of the people of It(s)e (person)".[4] Itens a terp (artificial living hill) village. Pottery has been found in the terp dating from the beginning of our era.[5]
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1806 and has a tower from 1842. Itens was home to 124 people in 1840. [5] Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hennaarderadeel municipality.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8735HH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ Aantal inwoners per dorp Archived 2017年04月21日 at the Wayback Machine - Littenseradiel
- ^ "Itens - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Itens". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
External links
[edit ]Media related to Itens at Wikimedia Commons
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