Hemrik

Hemrik De Himrik
Village
White church
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Opsterland municipality
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Coordinates: 53°01′51″N6°8′17″E / 53.03083°N 6.13806°E / 53.03083; 6.13806
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Opsterland
Area [1]
• Total	10.89 km2 (4.20 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	755
• Density	69.3/km2 (180/sq mi)
Postal code	8409 [1]
Dialing code	0516

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]

Gallery

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  Farm near Hemrik
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  Burial vault
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  Children's play forest near Hemrik

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 8409CJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
3. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
4. "Hemrik - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
5. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Hemrik" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9476 4 . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
6. "Hemrik". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.

External links

Media related to Hemrik at Wikimedia Commons