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Itens | |
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Village | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality | |
  Itens Location in the Netherlands  Itens Itens (Netherlands) | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Súdwest-Fryslân |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.59 km2 (1.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.5 m (1.6 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 235 |
| • Density | 90.7/km2 (235/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8735[1] |
| Dialing code | 0515 |
Itens is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 236 in January 2017.[3]
History
[edit]The village was first mentioned in 1381 as Ytzinse, and means "settlement of the people of It(s)e (person)".[4] Itens a terp (artificial living hill) village. Pottery has been found in the terp dating from the beginning of our era.[5]
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1806 and has a tower from 1842. Itens was home to 124 people in 1840. [5] Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hennaarderadeel municipality.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 8735HH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ↑ Aantal inwoners per dorp Archived 2017-04-21 at the Wayback Machine - Littenseradiel
- ↑ "Itens - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Itens". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
External links
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Media related to Itens at Wikimedia Commons
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