Bears (Friesland)
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Bears in the municipality of Littenseradiel. |
Bears or Beers is a small village in the Dutch province of Friesland.[1] It is located in the municipality Littenseradiel, about 8 km southwest of Leeuwarden.[2]
Bears has a population of about 120.[3]
The official name of the village is in Frisian ("Bears), like all villages in Litteneradiel. "Beers" is the Dutch name.
[edit] References
- ^ VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.
- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ Statistics Netherlands, 2007. Figures are for the year 2006. Statistics are available in Google Earth format.