It Wytfean
It Wytfean (Dutch: Witveen) is a hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It Wytfean has a Mennonite Church, and was a separate parish up to 1838 when it merged with Rottevalle.
It Wytfean is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Eastermar. It Wytfean has place name signs.
The hamlet was first mentioned in 1543 as opt Witte feenen, and means "white moorland". It started as a peat colony in 1620 by Swiss Mennonite refugees. It Wytfean was home to 240 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 35 houses.
References
- ^ "Postcode 9261 in Eastermar". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "It Wytfean - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Rottevalle-Witveen". Doopgezind Rottevalle (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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- ^ "It Wytfean". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "It Wytfean - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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