Eesterga ( fry, Jistergea) is a small village in
De Fryske Marren
De Fryske Marren ( nl, De Friese Meren) is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2014 and consists of the former municipalities of Gaasterlân-Sleat, Lemsterland, Skarsterlân and parts of Boarnsterh ...
in the province of
Friesland
Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...
, the
Netherlands
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. It had a population of around 45 in 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1505 as Eestergae. The etymology is unclear.
It used to have a church, but it was demolished in 1740. In 1840, it was home to 143 people.
Before 2014 it was part of the
Lemsterland
Lemsterland (; fy, Lemsterlân) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. In 2014 it merged with the municipalities of Skarsterlân and Gaasterlân-Sleat to form the new municipality De Fryske Marren
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municipality.
Gallery
File:Zij- en voorgevel woongedeelte album 3, blz. 76 - Eesterga - 20467778 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Eesterga
File:Overzicht van de voorgevel van de boerderij - Eesterga - 20379588 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Eesterga
References
De Fryske Marren
Populated places in Friesland
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