Britswert
Britswert is a small village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 112 in January 2017.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 110 residents
- Description: village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Britswerd”
- Postal code: 8636
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mantgum railway station and Margarethakerk, Easterlittens.
Mantgum railway station
Railway station
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Mantgum is a railway station in Mantgum, Netherlands. The station opened on 16 June 1883 and is located on the Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway. The services are operated by Arriva. Mantgum railway station is situated 3½ km northeast of Britswert.
Margarethakerk, Easterlittens
Church
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Margarethakerk, Easterlittens is a church, which is situated 3 km northwest of Britswert.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wiuwert and Rien.
Wiuwert
Village
Photo: Tukka, Public domain.
Wiuwert is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 277 in January 2017. Wiuwert is known for the Labadist community and the natural mummification in the basement of the church.
Rien
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rien is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 110 in January 2017.
Itens
Village
Photo: Baykedevries, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
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.
Britswert
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Southwest Friesland, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.11256° or 53° 6′ 45″ northLongitude
5.67211° or 5° 40′ 20″ eastPopulation
110Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9F574M7C+2ROpenStreetMap ID
node 6838930030OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2758306Wikidata ID
Q2499971
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Britswert” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Britswert”
- Cebuano: “Britswerd”
- Chinese: “Britswerd”
- Dutch: “Britswerd”
- Dutch: “Britswert”
- French: “Britswert”
- Irish: “Britswert”
- Luxembourgish: “Britswert”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Britswerd”
- Persian: “بریتسورت”
- Ukrainian: “Брітсверд”
- Western Frisian: “Britswert”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Jeth and Bessens.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ús Honk and Sint Joriskerk.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Britswert”. Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.