Oosthem ( fry, 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
IJlst (; ) is a city in Friesland, Netherlands. It is located about 3 km southwest of Sneek. It lies within the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân and had a population of approximately 3,140 in January 2017.
History
It received city rights i ...
.
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
Wymbritseradeel (; official fry, Wymbritseradiel ()) was a rural municipality ( nl, gemeenten) in the Dutch province of Friesland from 1984 until 2011. An earlier type of municipality ( nl, grietenij) of the same name existed from 1500 until 198 ...
municipality.
Gallery
File:20180828 Zicht op Easthim4 vanaf Swalkerspaed Easthim-Pikesyl.jpg, View on Oosthem and cows
File:20180828 Easthim aan de Wimerts.jpg, View on Oosthem from the canal
References
External links
Súdwest-Fryslân
Populated places in Friesland
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