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]
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]