| Scherpenzeel | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 52.8322°N 5.8753°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Weststellingwerf |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.31 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 450 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8483 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0561 |
Scherpenzeel (Western Frisian: Skerpenseel) is a small village in the north of the Netherlands. It is located in Weststellingwerf, Friesland. Scherpenzeel had a population of around 450 in 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1245 as Scherpensele, and means either hall of Skarpo (person) or hall with pointy roof.[4] The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1788 and has a tower from 1879.
In 1840, Scherpenzeel was home to 92 people.[5]