Gersloot

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Gersloot Gersleat
Village
Bell tower
Coat of arms
Location in Heerenveen municipality
53°0′23″N 5°57′51″E / 53.00639°N 5.96417°E / 53.00639; 5.96417
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Heerenveen
Area ^[1]
• Total	1.48 km² (0.57 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	−0.8 m (−2.6 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	105
• Density	71/km² (180/sq mi)
Postal code	8457^[1]
Dialing code	0513

Gersloot (West Frisian: Gersleat) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

The village was first mentioned in 1281 as Gerslach and means tapered ditch.^[3] It used to have a church, but it was demolished in 1735, and only the bell tower remains. In 1840, it was home to 146 people.^[4] Before 1934, Gersloot was part of the Aengwirden municipality.^[4]

Gallery

Pumping station Tripgemaal
House in Gersloot

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8457CB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Gersloot - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Gersloot". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.