Gersloot
Gersloot
Gersleat | ||
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Village | ||
 Bell tower | ||
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Postal code 8457[1] | ||
| Dialing code | 0513 | |
Gersloot (West Frisian: Gersleat) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.
The village was first mentioned in 1281 as Gerslach and means tapered ditch.[3] It used to have a church, but it was demolished in 1735, and only the bell tower remains. In 1840, it was home to 146 people.[4] Before 1934, Gersloot was part of the Aengwirden municipality.[4]
Gallery
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Pumping station Tripgemaal -
House in Gersloot
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8457CB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Gersloot - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Gersloot". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Gersloot at Wikimedia Commons
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