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Hidaard

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Coat of arms

Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality

53°4′45″N 5°36′12″E / 53.07917°N 5.60333°E / 53.07917; 5.60333Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

Súdwest-FryslânArea

^[1]

• Total2.43 km² (0.94 sq mi)Elevation

^[2]

0.5 m (1.6 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total125 • Density51/km² (130/sq mi)Postal code

8737^[1]

Dialing code0515

Hidaard is a small village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 130 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Hedawere, and means "terp of Heda/Hidde (person)".^[4] Hidaard is a small terp (artificial living hill) village on the eastern tip of the former Easterein peninsula. It is still located on a dead-end road.^[5]

The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1873 and is a replacement of a medieval church.^[5] According to a legend, the first church was founded in 1303.^[6] During the restoration, the grave of the last abbot of the Bloemkamp Abbey discovered in the church.^[5]

Hidaard was home to 146 people in 1840.^[6] Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hennaarderadeel municipality.^[6]

Gallery

Farm in Hidaard
View on Hidaard

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8737JG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ Aantal inwoners per dorp Archived 2017-04-21 at the Wayback Machine - Littenseradiel
^ "Hidaard - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hidaard". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hidaard". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.