Hemrik (West Frisian: De Himrik) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 770 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hemericke, and means village area.[4] Hemrik developed on a sandy ridge in a heath and moorland region. Around 1750, the Opsterlandse Compagnonsvaart was dug for the excavation of peat.[5] A chapel existed in the village as early as 1315.[6] The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1739,[5] and is colloquially called White Church due its white plaster.[6]
Hemrik was home to 352 people in 1840.[6]
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Farm near Hemrik -
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Children's play forest near Hemrik
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8409CJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
- ^ "Hemrik - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Hemrik" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Hemrik". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Hemrik at Wikimedia Commons