Ljussens

Ljussens
Village
Ljussens church
Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality
Ljussens
Location in the Netherlands
Ljussens
Ljussens (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°22′50″N 6°5′19″E / 53.38056°N 6.08861°E / 53.38056; 6.08861
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Noardeast-Fryslân
Area
 • Total
4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Elevation0.5 m (1.6 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
380
 • Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Postal code
9134[1]
Dialing code0519

Ljussens (Dutch: Lioessens) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 348 in January 2017.[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.[4]

The village was first mentioned in 1401 as Luscens, and means "people of Liusse (Liutfrid)".[5] The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century. Around 1480, it was enlarged and received a five-sided choir. In 1840, Ljussens was home to 439 people.[4]

The village's official name was changed from Lioessens to Ljussens in 2023.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9134DA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. ^ Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Dongeradeel op 1 januari 2017 Archived 2017-10-21 at the Wayback Machine - Dongeradeel
  4. ^ a b "Lioessens". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Lioessens - (geografische naam)". Etymologie bank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  6. ^ "22 dorpen in Noardeast-Fryslân krijgen op 1 januari 2023 een nieuwe Friese naam" [22 villages in Noardeast-Fryslân will receive a new Frisian name on 1 January 2023]. RTV NOF (in Dutch). 10 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Friese namen" [Frisian names]. Taalunie (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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