It Wytfean

It Wytfean (Dutch: Witveen) is a hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.[2] It Wytfean has a Mennonite Church, and was a separate parish up to 1838 when it merged with Rottevalle.[3]

It Wytfean
Witveen
Hamlet
It Wytfean is located in Friesland
It Wytfean
It Wytfean
Location in the Netherlands
It Wytfean is located in Netherlands
It Wytfean
It Wytfean
It Wytfean (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°10′6″N 6°6′5″E
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
ProvinceFriesland Friesland
MunicipalityTytsjerksteradiel Tytsjerksteradiel
Postal code
9261[1]
Dialing code0511[1]

It Wytfean is not a statistical entity,[4] and the postal authorities have placed it under Eastermar.[1] It Wytfean has place name signs.[5]

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.[6] It Wytfean was home to 240 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 35 houses.[5]

References
  1. "Postcode 9261 in Eastermar". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. "It Wytfean - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. "Rottevalle-Witveen". Doopgezind Rottevalle (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2022. not found
  5. "It Wytfean". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  6. "It Wytfean - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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