Haulerwijk | |
Native Name: | Haulerwyk |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Coordinates: | 53.0653°N 6.3314°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Ooststellingwerf |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 10.38 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 7 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 3,220 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8433 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0516 |
Haulerwijk (Western Frisian: Haulerwyk ) is a village in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. In 2017, it had a population of around 3,300.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1844 as Haulerwijk, and means "canal of Haule".[4] Haulerwijk started as a peat colony of the Drachtster Company along the Haulerwijkstervaart which was dug 1756. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1852.[5] In 1840, Haulerwijk was home to 69 people.[6]