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Eesterga

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Eesterga Jistergea
Village
Eesterga Bell Tower
Location in the former Lemsterlân municipality
52°51′53″N 5°43′34″E / 52.86472°N 5.72611°E / 52.86472; 5.72611
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	De Fryske Marren
Area ^[1]
• Total	3.72 km² (1.44 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	−0.5 m (−1.6 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	45
• Density	12/km² (31/sq mi)
Postal code	8534^[1]
Dialing code	0514

Eesterga (West Frisian: Jistergea) is a small village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 45 in 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1505 as Eestergae. The etymology is unclear.^[4] It used to have a church, but it was demolished in 1740. In 1840, it was home to 143 people.^[5]

Before 2014 it was part of the Lemsterland municipality.^[5]

Gallery

Farm in Eesterga
Farm in Eesterga

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8534WB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS
^ "Eesterga - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Eesterga". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.