Hilaard

Hijlaard
Hilaard
Village
Canal view
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality
Hijlaard
Location in the Netherlands
Hijlaard
Hijlaard (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°9′55″N 5°42′38″E / 53.16528°N 5.71056°E / 53.16528; 5.71056
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Leeuwarden
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.92 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.5 m (1.6 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
295
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Postal code
9027[1]
Dialing code058

Hilaard (Dutch: Hijlaard) is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 297 in January 2017.[3]

History

It was first mentioned in 1329 as Elawerth, and means "settlement of the people of Ele (person / noble man)".[4] Hilaard is a terp (artificial living mound) village from the middle ages. The John the Baptist Church has a 13th-century tower. The church itself dates from the 15th or 16th century. The Bolswarder Tolhuis is a former toll house and has a 1652 weapon of the city of Bolsward for whom the toll was collected.[5] In 1840, Hilaard was home to 229 people.[6]

Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality.[6]

  • John the Baptist Church
  • House with solar panels
  • Village view
  • Village view

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9027BA". 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. ^ "Hilaard - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Hilaard" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Hilaard". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

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