Olterterp

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Coat of arms

Location in Opsterland municipality

53°03′59″N 6°6′13″E / 53.06639°N 6.10361°E / 53.06639; 6.10361Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

OpsterlandArea

^[1]

• Total6.20 km² (2.39 sq mi)Elevation

^[2]

1.9 m (6.2 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total80 • Density13/km² (33/sq mi)Postal code

9246^[1]

Dialing code0512

Olterterp is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 75 in January 2017.^[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1505 as Otterterp, and means "outer settlement".^[4] The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1414 or 1415 as a replacement of an earlier church. The church was built without a tower. The tower was added in 1744.^[5]

Olterterp was home to 154 people in 1840.^[5] Most of the land was owned by Ambrosius Ayso van Boelens. Around 1850, van Boelens started to cultivate the wilderness and turn it into farmland.^[6]

Gallery

Restaurant Wite Hûs
Farm in Olterterp
De Horst
Klein Olderterp

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9246TL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^ "Olterterp - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Olterterp". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Olterterp". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 March 2022.