Ureterp

Ureterp Oerterp
Village
St Peter's church
Coat of arms
Location in Opsterland municipality
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Coordinates: 53°05′42″N6°10′16″E / 53.095°N 6.171°E / 53.095; 6.171
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Opsterland
Area [1]
• Total	26.24 km2 (10.13 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	4,860
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Postal code	9247 [1]
Dialing code	0512
Website	Official

Ureterp (West Frisian : Oerterp) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. After Gorredijk it is the second largest village of the municipality with a population of around 4,785 in January 2017. ^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Urathorp, and means "higher settlement". Ura (higher) has been added to distinguish from Olterterp. ^[4] Ureterp developed in the late middle ages on a sandy ridge. In the 17th century, a second settlement developed at the sluice of the Drachtster Compagnonsvaart. The tower and the north face of Dutch Reformed church are from the 13th century. The church was extensively modified around 1800. ^[5]

Ureterp was home to 1,512 people in 1840. ^[6]

Notable people

• Lieuwe de Boer (born 1951), ice speed skater ^[7]
• Saco Rienk de Boer (1883–1974), landscape architect and city planner ^[8]
• Grietje Mulder  [ nl ] (born 1966), long track speed skater ^[9]
• Alyda Norbruis (born 1989), Paralympic cyclist ^[10]
• Jelle Wagenaar (born 1989), footballer ^[11]

Gallery

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  Street of Ureterp
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  Modern art in the street
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  Fantasy gate
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  Skating in Ureterp

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 9247AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
3. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
4. "Ureterp - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
5. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Ureterp" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9476 4 . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
6. "Ureterp". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
7. "Lieuwe de Boer". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
8. "Saco Rienk de Boer" (PDF). History Colorado. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
9. "Grietje Mulder viert entree". Leidse Courant (in Dutch). 6 January 1987. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
10. "Alyda Norbruis pakt gouden medaille op de 500 meter in Rio". Omrop Fryslan (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
11. "Jelle Wagenaar". Voetbal. Retrieved 2 April 2022.

External links

Media related to Ureterp at Wikimedia Commons