Easternijtsjerk
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Easternijtsjerk () is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, Netherlands. It had a population of around 944 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.
Key facts
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- Easternijtsjerk
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- Village
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- Dongeradiel Easternijtsjerk Tsjerke.JPG
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- St Cecile's church
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- Easternijtsjerk_vlag.svg
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- Easternijtsjerk wapen.svg
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- Map NL Dongeradiel Easternijtsjerk.png
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- Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality
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- Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
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- left
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- 250
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- Location in the Netherlands
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- Country
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- Netherlands
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- Province
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- Friesland
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- Municipality
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- Noardeast-Fryslân
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Easternijtsjerk
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Noardeast-Fryslân
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Dongeradiel Easternijtsjerk Tsjerke.JPG
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Easternijtsjerk () is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, Netherlands. It had a population of around 944 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1224 as Nova Ecclesia, and means the new eastern church to differentiate from Westernijtsjerk. Easternijtsjerk appeared after a dyke was built in the 11th or 12th century. The Dutch Reformed church received its current shape in the 15th century and has a 13th-century tower. In 1840, Easternijtsjerk was home to 695 people.
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