Hemrik

Also known as De Himrik

Hemrik () 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.

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Place details

Locality: Hemrik
Region: Fryslân
Country: Nederland
Population: 490

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Hemrik
Settlement.native_name: De Himrik
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Witte Kerk Hemrik.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: White church
Settlement.image_flag: Hemrik vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: De Himrik wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Opsterlân De Himrik.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Opsterland municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Country: Netherlands
Located in: Opsterland
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Image: Witte Kerk Hemrik.JPG

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Hemrik () 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.

The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hemericke, and means village area. Hemrik developed on a sandy ridge in a heath and moorland region. Around 1750, the Opsterlandse Compagnonsvaart was dug for the excavation of peat. A chapel existed in the village as early as 1315. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1739, and is colloquially called White Church due its white plaster.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hemrik” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.