Oudehorne Explained

Oudehorne
Native Name:Aldehoarne
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:52.9625°N 6.0806°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Heerenveen
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:9.33
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:3
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:800
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8413
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0513

Oudehorne (Western Frisian: Aldehoarne) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 835 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hoerna cum duabus capellis, and means "corner of a dike". Oude (old) was added to distinguish with Nieuwehorne.[4] Both villages have grown together, but are still considered separate entities. Oudehorne used to have a church, but it had become derelict, and in 1775, the church of Nieuwehorne was used instead. The church was demolished in 1788. The bell tower has remained. In 1840, Oudehorne was home to 152 people.[5]

Before 1934, Oudehorne was part of the Schoterland municipality.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 8413CS . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 30 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 30 March 2022.
  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=6800-6838&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
  4. Web site: Oudehorne - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 30 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Oudehorne . Plaatsengids . 30 March 2022 . nl.