Gersloot
Village in Friesland, Netherlands
Gersloot Gersleat | |
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Village | |
![]() Bell tower | |
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![]() Location in Heerenveen municipality | |
53°0′23″N 5°57′51″E / 53.00639°N 5.96417°E / 53.00639; 5.96417 | |
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Area [1] | |
• Total | 1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi) |
Elevation [2] | −0.8 m (−2.6 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 105 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Postal code | 8457[1] |
Dialing code | 0513 |
Gersloot (West Frisian: Gersleat) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.
The village was first mentioned in 1281 as Gerslach and means tapered ditch.[3] It used to have a church, but it was demolished in 1735, and only the bell tower remains. In 1840, it was home to 146 people.[4] Before 1934, Gersloot was part of the Aengwirden municipality.[4]
Gallery
- Pumping station Tripgemaal
- House in Gersloot
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8457CB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Gersloot - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Gersloot". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Gersloot at Wikimedia Commons
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Populated places in the municipality of Heerenveen
- Heerenveen
- Former municipalities:
- Aengwirden
- Schoterland
- Akkrum
- Aldeboarn
- Bontebok
- Gersloot
- Gersloot-Polder [nl]
- Haskerdijken
- Hoornsterzwaag
- Jubbega
- Katlijk
- De Knipe
- Luinjeberd
- Mildam
- Nes
- Nieuwebrug
- Nieuwehorne
- Nieuweschoot
- Oranjewoud
- Oudehorne
- Oudeschoot
- Terband
- Tjalleberd
- Former villages:
- Nijehaske
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