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Bears (Friesland)
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Bears or Beers is a small village in the Dutch
province of Friesland
. It is located in the municipality Littenseradiel
, about 8 km southwest of Leeuwarden.
Bears has a population of about 120.
The official name of the village is in Frisian
("Bears"), like all villages in Littenseradiel. "Beers" is the Dutch name.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
. It is located in the municipality Littenseradiel
Littenseradiel
Littenseradiel is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. In Dutch it's known as Littenseradeel.- Population centers :Baaium, Baard, Bears, Boazum, Britswert, Easterein, Easterlittens, Easterwierrum, Hidaard, Hilaard, Hinnaard, Húns, Iens, Itens, Jellum, Jorwert, Kûbaard, Leons, Lytsewierrum,...
, about 8 km southwest of Leeuwarden.
Bears has a population of about 120.
The official name of the village is in Frisian
West Frisian language
West Frisian is a language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland in the north of the Netherlands. West Frisian is the name by which this language is usually known outside the Netherlands, to distinguish it from the closely related Frisian languages of Saterland Frisian and North Frisian,...
("Bears"), like all villages in Littenseradiel. "Beers" is the Dutch name.