Kortehemmen
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Kortehemmen () is a village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 258 in January 2017.
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- Kortehemmen
- Region
- Fryslân
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 190
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Kortehemmen () is a village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 258 in January 2017.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1444 as Korteham, and means "short silted land near a stream". Korteham developed on a sandy ridge along the river with Kortehemmen on one side and Zuider Drachten (nowadays part of Drachten) on the other. Around 1300, a church was built in the village. No tower was built and a belfry was added instead. The current belfry dates from 1950.
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