| Hemrik | |
| Native Name: | De Himrik |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.0308°N 6.1381°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Opsterland |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.89 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 5 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 755 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8409 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0516 |
Hemrik (Western Frisian: De Himrik) 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.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hemericke, and means village area.[4] 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,[5] and is colloquially called White Church due its white plaster.
Hemrik was home to 352 people in 1840.[6]