Hilaard

• Name — Hijlaard • Native Name — Hilaard • Type — Village • Image Flag — Hilaard vlag.svg • Image Shield — Hilaard wapen.svg • Image Map — Map NL Littenseradiel Hilaard.png • Map Caption — Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality • Pushpin Map — Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands • Pushpin Label Position — right • Pushpin Map Size — 250 • Pushpin Caption — Location in the Netherlands • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Netherlands Netherlands • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Friesland Friesland • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Leeuwarden Leeuwarden • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 4.92 • Elevation M — 0.5 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Total — 295 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 9027 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Area Code — 058 Hilaard (Hijlaard) is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 297 in January 2017.

It was first mentioned in 1329 as Elawerth, and means "settlement of the people of Ele (person / noble man)". Hilaard is a terp (artificial living mound) village from the middle ages. The John the Baptist Church has a 13th-century tower. The church itself dates from the 15th or 16th century. The Bolswarder Tolhuis is a former toll house and has a 1652 weapon of the city of Bolsward for whom the toll was collected. In 1840, Hilaard was home to 229 people. Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality.

• Illustration — John the Baptist Church • Illustration — House with solar panels • Illustration — Village view • Illustration — Village view