Oosthem

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Oosthem Easthim
Village

Coat of arms
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
53°0′58″N 5°36′1″E / 53.01611°N 5.60028°E / 53.01611; 5.60028
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Area ^[1]
• Total	8.39 km² (3.24 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	−0.5 m (−1.6 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	455
• Density	54/km² (140/sq mi)
Postal code	8618^[1]
Dialing code	0515

Oosthem (West Frisian: Easthim) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 420 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1453 as Aesthem. The etymology is unclear.^[4] Oosthem is a terp (artificial living hill) village near the former Middelzee which is located to north of IJlst.^[5]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1860 in neoclassical style as a replacement of its medieval predecessor.^[5]

Oosthem was home to 180 people in 1840.^[6] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.^[6]

Gallery

View on Oosthem and cows
View on Oosthem from the canal

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 8618ND". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^ "Oosthem - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Oosthem". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Oosthem". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.