Oosthem Explained

Oosthem
Native Name:Easthim
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.0161°N 5.6003°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Súdwest-Fryslân
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:8.39
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-0.5
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:455
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8618
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0515

Oosthem (Western Frisian: Easthim) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 420 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1453 as Aesthem. The etymology is unclear.[4] Oosthem is a terp (artificial living hill) village near the former Middelzee which is located to north of IJlst.[5]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1860 in neoclassical style as a replacement of its medieval predecessor.[5]

Oosthem was home to 180 people in 1840.[6] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8618ND . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 6 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 6 April 2022. two entries.
  3. http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=13314-13470&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
  4. Web site: Oosthem - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 6 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Oosthem . Friesland Wonderland . 6 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Oosthem . Plaatsengids . 6 April 2022 . nl.