Baard,_Friesland

Baard, Friesland

Baard, Friesland

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Baard is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Leeuwarden, about 10 km southwest of the city of Leeuwarden. Baard had a population of about 189 in January 2017.[3]

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1329 as Bawerth, and means terp (artificial living mound) of Bavo (person).[4] The first church was built around 1250. The current church dates from 1876. In 1840, it was home to 244 people.[5]

Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Baarderadeel municipality.[5]

  • Protestant Church
  • View on the village
  • Street view
  • Cat statue

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 8834XA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    Aantal inwoners per dorp Archived 2017-04-21 at the Wayback Machine - Littenseradiel
  4. [4]
    "Baard - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Baard". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  • Media related to Baard at Wikimedia Commons


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