Lytse Geast

Hamlet in Friesland, Netherlands

Lytse Geast Kleinegeest
Hamlet
Wind mill De Swarte Prinsch
53°11′48″N 5°53′47″E / 53.19667°N 5.89639°E / 53.19667; 5.89639
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Tytsjerksteradiel
Postal code	9255^[1]
Dialing code	0511^[1]

Lytse Geast (Dutch: Kleinegeest) is a hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

Lytse Geast is not a statistical entity,^[2] and the postal authorities have placed it under Tytsjerk.^[1]

The hamlet was first mentioned in 1543 as Lutke Geest, and means "little higher elevated sand ground", and was a little island in a bog.^[3] Lytse Geast was home to 75 people in 1840. It used to have a bakery and a grocery store, however the supermarkets caused the demise of the retail. Nowadays, it consists of about 60 houses inhabited by commuters.^[4]

The polder mill Swarte Prinsch was built in Lytse Geast in 1900 and was in commission until 1959. In 1967, it became a recreational home.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Postcode Lytse Geast in Tytsjerk". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2022. not found
^ "Lytse Geast - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "Lytse Geast". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "Swarte Prinsch". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.