Bears, Friesland

Beers
Bears
—  Village  —
Bears
Bears in the municipality of Littenseradiel.
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Littenseradeel
Population (1 January 2009)
 • Total 129
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code

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 Littenseradiel. "Beers" is the Dutch name.

Notable buildings

References

  1. ^ VUGA's Alfabetische Plaatsnamengids van Nederland (13th edition), VUGA, 1997.
  2. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  3. ^ Statistics Netherlands, 2007. Figures are for the year 2006. Statistics are available in Google Earth format.