Oosthem
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.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1453 as Aesthem. The etymology is unclear. Oosthem is a terp (artificial living hill) village near the former Middelzee which is located to north of IJlst.
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1860 in neoclassical style as a replacement of its medieval predecessor.
Oosthem was home to 180 people in 1840. Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.
Gallery
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View on Oosthem and cows -
View on Oosthem from the canal
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Oosthem". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Oosthem". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Oosthem at Wikimedia Commons
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