Haulerwijk
Haulerwyk | |
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Village | |
Haulerwijk Church | |
![]() Location in Ooststellingwerf municipality | |
Coordinates: 53°3′55″N 6°19′53″E / 53.06528°N 6.33139°E | |
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Area | |
• Total | 10.38 km2 (4.01 sq mi) |
Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 3,220 |
• Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
Postal code | 8433[1] |
Dialing code | 0516 |
Haulerwijk (West Frisian: Haulerwyk) is a village in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. In 2017, it had a population of around 3,300.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1844 as Haulerwijk, and means "canal of Haule".[4] Haulerwijk started as a peat colony of the Drachtster Company along the Haulerwijkstervaart which was dug 1756. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1852.[5] In 1840, Haulerwijk was home to 69 people.[6]
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Canal view
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Canal view
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Mennonite Church
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8433HA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Villages Archived 2017-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - Ooststellingwerf Municipality (in Dutch)
- ^ "Haulerwijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Haulerwijk" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Haulerwijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.