Opende

Opende De Penne (Gronings)
Village
Protestant church in 2012
Opende Location of Opende in Groningen in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°10′21″N 6°11′53″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Westerkwartier
Area [1]
• Total	14.65 km^2 (5.66 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	3.1 m (10.2 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,415
• Density	160/km^2 (430/sq mi)
Postal code	9865[1]
Dialing code	0594

Opende (Dutch pronunciation: [ɔpˈɛndə]; Gronings: De Penne) is a village in the north-eastern Netherlands, in the province of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Westerkwartier. It had a population of around 2,635 in 2023.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1457 as Upeynde, and means "upper end", which refers to the border between Groningen and Friesland.^[4] Opende is a road village which developed in the Middle Ages in the moorland.^[5]

The Reformed church dates from 1748 and replaces a 1648 church. The front was renovated in 1915, and it was enlarged in 1930.^[5]

Opende was home to 369 people in 1840.^[6]

Gallery

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  House in Opende
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  Villa in Opende
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  Nature near Opende
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  School in Opende

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022. three entries
2. "Postcodetool for 9865AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
3. [1] - CSB Statline
4. "Opende - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
5. Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Opende" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
6. "Opende". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.

External links

• Media related to Opende at Wikimedia Commons