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Hilaard
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Hilaard () is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 297 in January 2017.
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Hilaard () is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 297 in January 2017.
==History== It was first mentioned in 1329 as Elawerth, and means "settlement of the people of Ele (person / noble man)". 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. In 1840, Hilaard was home to 229 people.
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