Olterterp

Olterterp
Village
Saint-Hippolytus in Olterterp, 15th century
Location in Opsterland municipality
Olterterp
Location in the Netherlands
Olterterp
Olterterp (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°03′59″N 6°6′13″E / 53.06639°N 6.10361°E / 53.06639; 6.10361
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Opsterland
Area
 • Total
6.20 km2 (2.39 sq mi)
Elevation1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
80
 • 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]

References

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

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