Oppenhuizen

Oppenhuizen Toppenhuzen
Village
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
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Coordinates: 53°0′46″N 5°41′43″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Area [1]
• Total	4.46 km^2 (1.72 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.5 m (1.6 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	1,075
• Density	240/km^2 (620/sq mi)
Postal code	8625[1]
Dialing code	0515

Oppenhuizen (West Frisian: Toppenhuzen) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,065 in January 2017.^[3]

Oppenhuizen and adjacent Uitwellingerga (West Frisian: Twellingea) are "twin villages" together referred to as Top and Twel.^[4]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Upma(n)husum, and means "houses which are located stream upwards".^[5] Oppenhuizen is a canal village which developed around 1000.^[6]

The Dutch Reformed church was founded in 1695 by grietman (mayor/judge) D.G. Burmania, and was restored in 1834.^[6] In 1817, a tower was added to the church.^[7]

Oppenhuizen was home to 354 people in 1840.^[4] Between 1866 and 1868 the road to Sneek was built, and Oppenhuizen started to grow along the road, and became attached to Uitwellingerga.^[6] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.^[4]

National heritage sites in Oppenhuizen

• 
  St. John's Church (2014)
• 
  Former rectory of the Dutch Reformed Church
• 
  Geasicht
• 
  Mill (Geeuwpoldermolen)

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022. two entries
2. "Postcodetool for 8625HA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
3. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
4. "Oppenhuizen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
5. "Oppenhuizen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
6. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Oppenhuizen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
7. "Oppenhuizen". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.

External links

Media related to Oppenhuizen at Wikimedia Commons