| Ureterp | |
| Native Name: | Oerterp |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.095°N 6.171°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Opsterland |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 26.24 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 5 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 4,860 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9247 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0512 |
| Website: | Official |
Ureterp (Western Frisian: Oerterp) is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. After Gorredijk it is the second largest village of the municipality with a population of around 4,785 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Urathorp, and means "higher settlement". Ura (higher) has been added to distinguish from Olterterp.[4] Ureterp developed in the late middle ages on a sandy ridge. In the 17th century, a second settlement developed at the sluice of the Drachtster Compagnonsvaart. The tower and the north face of Dutch Reformed church are from the 13th century. The church was extensively modified around 1800.[5]
Ureterp was home to 1,512 people in 1840.[6]