Lytse Geast (Dutch: Kleinegeest) is a hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.
Lytse Geast
Kleinegeest | |
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Hamlet | |
 Wind mill De Swarte Prinsch | |
  Lytse Geast Location in the Netherlands  Lytse Geast Lytse Geast (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°11′48″N 5°53′47″E / 53.19667°N 5.89639°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Tytsjerksteradiel |
| Postal code | 9255[1] |
| Dialing code | 0511[1] |
Lytse Geast is not a statistical entity,[2] and the postal authorities have placed it under Tytsjerk.[1]
The hamlet was first mentioned in 1543 as Lutke Geest, and means "little higher elevated sand ground", and was a little island in a bog.[3] Lytse Geast was home to 75 people in 1840. It used to have a bakery and a grocery store, however the supermarkets caused the demise of the retail. Nowadays, it consists of about 60 houses inhabited by commuters.[4]
The polder mill Swarte Prinsch was built in Lytse Geast in 1900 and was in commission until 1959. In 1967, it became a recreational home.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Postcode Lytse Geast in Tytsjerk". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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- ^ "Lytse Geast - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Lytse Geast". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Swarte Prinsch". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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