Opende
Sign in to saveOpende (; ) is a village in the north-eastern Netherlands, in the province of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Westerkwartier. It had a population of around 2,635 in 2023.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Opende
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- De_Hervormde_kerk_van_Opende.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Protestant church in 2012
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Groningen
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Opende in Groningen in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- 23px Westerkwartier
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 14.65
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Westerkwartier
- Area
- +2.66
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- De Hervormde kerk van Opende.jpg
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- Robert Opron
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Opende (; ) is a village in the north-eastern Netherlands, in the province of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Westerkwartier. It had a population of around 2,635 in 2023.
== History == The village was first mentioned in 1457 as Upeynde, and means "upper end", which refers to the border between Groningen and Friesland. Opende is a road village which developed in the Middle Ages in the moorland.