Augsbuert-Lytsewâld

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

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Location in the former Kollumerland municipality

53°16′0″N 6°9′50″E / 53.26667°N 6.16389°E / 53.26667; 6.16389Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality Noardeast-FryslânArea

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• Total4.50 km² (1.74 sq mi)Elevation

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0.6 m (2.0 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total85 • Density19/km² (49/sq mi)Postal code

9292^[1]

Dialing code0511

Augsbuert-Lytsewâld is a small village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is in the municipality Noardeast-Fryslân, about 1 km southeast of the town of Kollum.

Augsbuurt had about 70 inhabitants in January 2017.^[3]

History

It was first mentioned in the 15th century Aeltsbuur. The etymology is unclear, however Lytsewâld means "little forest".^[4] Augsbuert-Lytsewâld had a chapel as early as 1347. In 1782, the current church built. In 1975 it was restored, and was in use by a music school and brass band until 2010, and nowadays it can be rented for weddings, funerals and family gatherings.^[5]

In 1840, Augsbuert-Lytsewâld was home to 165 people.^[5]

The village's official name was changed from Augsbuurt to Augsbuert-Lytsewâld in 2023.^[6]^[7]

Gallery

Former schoolmaster house of Augsbuert-Lytsewâld
Farm in Augsbuert-Lytsewâld
Clergy house
Drive way of Clantstate

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9292LZ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ Inwonertal en info 2017 Archived 2017-10-28 at the Wayback Machine - Kollumerland
^ "Augsbuurt - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Augsbuurt". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "22 dorpen in Noardeast-Fryslân krijgen op 1 januari 2023 een nieuwe Friese naam" [22 villages in Noardeast-Fryslân will receive a new Frisian name on 1 January 2023]. RTV NOF (in Dutch). 10 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^ "Friese namen" [Frisian names]. Taalunie (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2023.