Haulerwijk Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8433HA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 1 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 1 April 2022.
  3. https://www.ooststellingwerf.nl/inwoners/dorpen_42128/ Villages
  4. Web site: Haulerwijk - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 1 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Haulerwijk . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9476 4 . nl . 1 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Haulerwijk . Plaatsengids . 1 April 2022 . nl.