Hemrik

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Hemrik De Himrik
Village
White church
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Opsterland municipality
53°01′51″N 6°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/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

Farm near Hemrik
Burial vault
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.