Baard, Friesland

Baard
Village
Baard, church in the street
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality
Baard Location in the Netherlands Show map of Friesland Baard Baard (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°09′N 5°40′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Leeuwarden
Area [1]
• Total	2.56 km^2 (0.99 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.8 m (2.6 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	195
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Postal code	8834[1]
Dialing code	0517

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]

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]

Gallery

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  Protestant Church
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  View on the village
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  Street view
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  Cat statue

References

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

External links

• Media related to Baard at Wikimedia Commons