Lettelbert
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Lettelbert
| native_name = {{native_name|gos|Lepterd}}
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Lettelbert - kerkje.jpg
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| image_caption = Church of Lettelbert
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
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| coordinates = {{coord|53|11|N|6|24|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Groningen}}
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = 23px Westerkwartier
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| unit_pref = Metric
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|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
|title = Postcodetool for 9827PC
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|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
|access-date = 1 September 2023}}
| elevation_m = 0.9
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| population_total = 150
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
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| utc_offset1_DST = +2
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| area_code = 0594
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Lettelbert ({{IPA|nl|ˈlɛtəlˌbɛrt}}; {{langx|gos|Lepterd}}) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. As of 2021, it had a population of 150. Agriculture and livestock are the main sources of income.
Lettelbert means 'small neighborhood' ({{lang|nl|kleine buurt}}), near Lettelbert are also 'old neighborhood' ({{lang|nl|oude buurt}}) and 'new neighborhood' ({{lang|nl|nieuwe buurt}}), namely the villages of Tolbert and Niebert. The village arose in the Middle Ages on a sand ridge in the Westerkwartier near the {{ill|Lettelberterdiep|nl}}.
The Reformed church of Lettelbert is owned by the Stichting Oude Groninger Kerken. The single-aisled church was built in the thirteenth century and has a five-sided closed choir and a roof turret.
Lettelbert has a small marina on the Leekstermeer and a natural camping site. Near the village are the Lettelberterpetten, a peat area that was extracted between 1900 and 1920 and became overgrown with alder woods and has been a nature reserve of Het Groninger Landschap since 1961.
Gallery
Boerderij Vredenwold met Lettelberterdiep.jpg|Farmhouse Vredenwold at the Lettelberterdiep
Lettelberter Petten - coulisselandschap.jpg|Typical bocage
Lettelbert - kerkje - achterzijde.jpg|Church of Lettelbert from the south
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Bibliography
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- {{cite book |title=Lettelbert, een klein en gering dorp |last1=Bousema |first1=J. |last2=Kemme |first2=N. |publisher=Stichting Dorpshuis Lettelbert |location=Lettelbert |year=2008 |pages=343 |ISBN=9789070573324}}
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External links
{{commons category-inline|Lettelbert}}
{{Dutch municipality Westerkwartier}}
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