Westernijtsjerk

Hamlet in Friesland, Netherlands

Westernijkerk Westernijtsjerk
Hamlet
Westernijtsjerk
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53°19′37″N 5°47′50″E / 53.32694°N 5.79722°E / 53.32694; 5.79722
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Noardeast-Fryslân
Area ^[1]
• Total	11.51 km² (4.44 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	1.0 m (3.3 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	215
• Density	19/km² (48/sq mi)
Postal code	9073^[1]
Dialing code	0519

Westernijtsjerk (Dutch: Westernijkerk) is a hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality.^[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1224 as Nova Ecclesia, and means "western new church". It uses West to distinguish from Oosternijkerk.^[4] Westernijtsjerk is a linear settlement along the road directly to the west Marrum, however both are separated by the N357 road. The Dutch reformed church dates from the 13th century and has a 15th century tower. In 1840, it was home to 228 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 60 houses.^[3] Between 1901 and 1940, there was a joint railway station with Marrum. There is a pancake house in an old railroad car attached to a steam train.^[5]

Gallery

Church, Westernijtsjerk
DAF 46 in Westernijtsjerk
Former train station Marrum-Westernijkerk
Steam train

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022. Overlap with Marrum
^ "Postcodetool for 9073GA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Westernijtsjerk" (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Westernijtsjerk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "station Marrum- Westernijkerk". Stationweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.