About the town » Westergeest, Noardeast-Fryslan, Friesland, Netherlands
Popular surnames at Westergeest
- Van Der Veen 159
- De Vries 156
- Veenstra 127
- Hoekstra 112
- Dijkstra 82
- De Boer 80
- Van Der Schaaf 74
- Kloosterman 72
- Visser 68
- Westra 68
Records from Westergeest
- Bevolkingsregister 14.123
- BS Overlijden 8.958
- DTB Dopen 2.067
- Memories van Successie 757
- Kadaster 719
- DTB Trouwen 447
- Stemkohieren 268
- BS Geboorte 199
- Volkstelling 116
- DTB Begraven 80
Source: Wikipedia Information
Westergeest is a village in Kollumerland c.a. in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 625 citizens. It is located on a slight hill left by a glacier about a meter above the surrounding land, with the oldest building being the church, built around 1130. The village is often nicknamed Foestrum though the origin of this name is unclear. Popularly it is said to be derived from the name of a goddess who was worshipped here in a temple before the arrival of Christianity, however there is no proof for this theory.
Westergeest
Noardeast-Fryslân
Friesland
Netherlands
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This place belongs to the working area of the Historisch Informatiecentrum Noordoost Frysl
Please note, there are several place names with this name that appear in publications on Genealogy Online: