Gersloot

Gersloot Gersleat
Village
Bell tower
Coat of arms
Location in Heerenveen municipality
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Coordinates: 53°0′23″N5°57′51″E / 53.00639°N 5.96417°E / 53.00639; 5.96417
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Heerenveen
Area [1]
• Total	1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	−0.8 m (−2.6 ft)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	105
• Density	70.9/km2 (184/sq mi)
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
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  House in Gersloot

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 8457CB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
3. "Gersloot - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
4. "Gersloot". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

External links

 Media related to Gersloot at Wikimedia Commons