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Lytse Geast

Lytse Geast

Hamlet in Friesland, Netherlands

Lytse Geast (Dutch: Kleinegeest) is a hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

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Lytse Geast is not a statistical entity,[2] and the postal authorities have placed it under Tytsjerk.[1]

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1543 as Lutke Geest, and means "little higher elevated sand ground", and was a little island in a bog.[3] Lytse Geast was home to 75 people in 1840. It used to have a bakery and a grocery store, however the supermarkets caused the demise of the retail. Nowadays, it consists of about 60 houses inhabited by commuters.[4]

The polder mill Swarte Prinsch was built in Lytse Geast in 1900 and was in commission until 1959. In 1967, it became a recreational home.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Postcode Lytse Geast in Tytsjerk". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2022. not found
  3. [3]
    "Lytse Geast - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Lytse Geast". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Swarte Prinsch". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.


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