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]
Haulerwijk
Haulerwyk | |
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Village | |
 Haulerwijk Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Ooststellingwerf municipality | |
  Haulerwijk Location in the Netherlands  Haulerwijk Haulerwijk (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°3′55″N 6°19′53″E / 53.06528°N 6.33139°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Ooststellingwerf |
| 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 |
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 -
Canal view -
Mennonite Church
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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.
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