Lettelbert

Lettelbert (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɛ.təlˌbɛrt]; Gronings: Lepterd) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. As of 2021, it had a population of 150.[2] Agriculture and livestock are the main sources of income.

Lettelbert
Lepterd (Gronings)
Village
Church of Lettelbert
Church of Lettelbert
Lettelbert is located in Groningen (province)
Lettelbert
Lettelbert
Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Lettelbert is located in Netherlands
Lettelbert
Lettelbert
Lettelbert (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°11′N 6°24′E
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Westerkwartier
Elevation
[1]
0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total150
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9827[2]
Area code0594

Lettelbert means 'small neighborhood' (kleine buurt), near Lettelbert are also 'old neighborhood' (oude buurt) and 'new neighborhood' (nieuwe buurt), namely the villages of Tolbert and Niebert. The village arose in the Middle Ages on a sand ridge in the Westerkwartier near the Lettelberterdiep.

The Reformed church of Lettelbert is owned by the Stichting Oude Groninger Kerken. The single-aisled church was built in the thirteenth century and has a five-sided closed choir and a roof turret.

Lettelbert has a small marina on the Leekstermeer and a natural camping site. Near the village are the Lettelberterpetten, a peat area that was extracted between 1900 and 1920 and became overgrown with alder woods and has been a nature reserve of Het Groninger Landschap since 1961.

  • Farmhouse Vredenwold at the Lettelberterdiep
    Farmhouse Vredenwold at the Lettelberterdiep
  • Typical bocage
    Typical bocage
  • Church of Lettelbert from the south
    Church of Lettelbert from the south

References
  1. "Postcodetool for 9827PC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Statistics Netherlands. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

Bibliography
  • Bousema, J.; Kemme, N. (2008). Lettelbert, een klein en gering dorp. Lettelbert: Stichting Dorpshuis Lettelbert. p. 343. ISBN 9789070573324.

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