Slappeterp Explained

Slappeterp
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.2128°N 5.6206°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Waadhoeke
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2.52
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.9
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:90
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9037
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0518

Slappeterp is a small village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 85 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century Clepesdor. The etymology is unclear.[4] Slappeterp is a terp (artificial living hill) village from the beginning of our era. It is an agricultural community. The village is connected to the via a canal.[5]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1926 as a replacement of an earlier church. The church was designed by and has expressionistic details.[5]

Slappeterp was home to 113 people in 1840.[6] Until 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9037JV . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 3 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 3 April 2022.
  3. https://www.menameradiel.nl/over-de-gemeente/feiten-en-cijfers.html Feiten en cijfers
  4. Web site: Slappeterp . 3 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Slappeterp . Friesland Wonderland . 3 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Slappeterp . Plaatsengids . 3 April 2022 . nl.