Aldtsjerk (Dutch: Oudkerk) is a small village on the highway from Leeuwarden to Dokkum. It is part of Tytsjerksteradiel, Friesland, the Netherlands and had 693 inhabitants as of 2008. Its annual festivities include the Doarpsfeest, including a parade, held in the summer.Local landmarks include the Heemstra State, former residence of the aristocratic Sminia family. The village's main road, the van Sminiaweg is about 1.5 km long and named after the Sminia family.The village also houses a former baker who was quite famous for his Oranjekoek and Suikerbrood, but who retired in 2000 when the euro was introduced.Local shopping facilities are scarce: the nearest grocery market is located in Oentsjerk, about three kilometers outside town limits. The most notable shop of the town is a bike dealersh