Itens
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Hervormde kerk Itens.jpg
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| image_map = Map NL Littenseradiel Itens.png
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| map_caption = Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Friesland}} Friesland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon|Súdwest-Fryslân}} Súdwest-Fryslân
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 2.59
| elevation_m = 0.5
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=6 April 2022}}
| population_total = 235
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| area_code = 0515
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Itens is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 236 in January 2017.[http://www.littenseradiel.nl/internet/over-littenseradiel_41217/item/aantal-inwoners-per-dorp_14845.html Aantal inwoners per dorp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421112253/http://www.littenseradiel.nl/internet/over-littenseradiel_41217/item/aantal-inwoners-per-dorp_14845.html |date=2017-04-21 }} - Littenseradiel
History
The village was first mentioned in 1381 as Ytzinse, and means "settlement of the people of It(s)e (person)".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/itens |title=Itens - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=6 April 2022 |language=nl}} Itens a terp (artificial living hill) village. Pottery has been found in the terp dating from the beginning of our era.
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1806 and has a tower from 1842. Itens was home to 124 people in 1840. {{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/itens|title=Itens |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=6 April 2022 |language=nl}} Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hennaarderadeel municipality.
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Category:Populated places in Friesland
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