| Easternijtsjerk | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.3786°N 6.0536°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Noardeast-Fryslân |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.68 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 940 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9137 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0519 |
Easternijtsjerk (Dutch; Flemish: Oosternijkerk) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, Netherlands. It had a population of around 944 in January 2017.[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.
The village was first mentioned in 1224 as Nova Ecclesia, and means the new eastern church to differentiate from Westernijtsjerk.[4] Easternijtsjerk appeared after a dyke was built in the 11th or 12th century. The Dutch Reformed church received its current shape in the 15th century and has a 13th century tower.[5] In 1840, Easternijtsjerk was home to 695 people.[6]
The village's official name was changed from Oosternijkerk to Easternijtsjerk in 2023.[7] [8]