| Opende | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Opende in Groningen in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.1725°N 6.1981°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Westerkwartier |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.65 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 3.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2,415 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9865 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0594 |
Opende (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ɔpˈɛndə/; De Penne) is a village in the north-eastern Netherlands, in the province of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Westerkwartier. It had a population of around 2,865 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1457 as Upeynde, and means "upper end", which refers to the border between Groningen and Friesland.[4] Opende is a road village which developed in the Middle Ages in the moorland.[5]
The Reformed church dates from 1748 and replaces a 1648 church. The front was renovated in 1915, and it was enlarged in 1930.[5]
Opende was home to 369 people in 1840.[6]