Gytsjerk (Dutch: Giekerk^[3]) is a village in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,300 in 2018.^[4]

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Gytsjerk Giekerk
Village
St Martin's Church
Coat of arms
Location of the village in Tytsjerksteradiel
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Coordinates: 53°14′27″N 5°53′35″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Tytsjerksteradiel
Area [1]
• Total	5.74 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,275
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Postal code	9061[1]
Dialing code	058

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The village was first mentioned in 1439 as Gheszerka, and means "church of Gye (person)".^[5] Gytsjerk developed in the middle ages on a sandy ridge. Later, a linear settlement appeared further westwards along the Leeuwarden to Dokkum. The Protestant church was built at the end of the 12th century and was enlarged in the early-16th century.^[6] The tower dates from the early-19th century.^[7]

Gytsjerk was home to 336 people in 1840.^[8] The cooperative dairy factory Trynwâlden was constructed in 1896. It was enlarged and renovated in 1921 and a laboratory was added.^[6] From the 1960s onwards, it started to become a suburb of Leeuwarden.^[7] Between 2016 and 2017, the shopping mall was demolished and replaced by a new shopping mall.^[8]

• The Protestant church of Gytsjerk

• Street in Gytsjerk
• Street view
• Former rye bread factory
• Greengrocer