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Ljussens

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Also known as Lioessens

Ljussens () is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 348 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.

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Place details

Locality
Ljussens
Region
Fryslân
Country
Nederland
Population
280

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.name
Ljussens
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Dongeradiel Ljoesens Herf Tsjerke.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Ljussens church
Settlement.image_flag
Lioessens vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Lioessens wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map
Map NL Dongeradiel Ljussens.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map
Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Noardeast-Fryslân

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Time zone
UTC+01:00
Image
Dongeradiel Ljoesens HoekEnWad.JPG
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Commons category
Ljussens
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Ljussens () is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 348 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.

The village was first mentioned in 1401 as Luscens, and means "people of Liusse (Liutfrid)". The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century. Around 1480, it was enlarged and received a five-sided choir. In 1840, Ljussens was home to 439 people.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ljussens” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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