Oudeschoot ( fry, Aldskoat) is a village in

Heerenveen Heerenveen (, fry, It Hearrenfean ) is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the municipality had a population 50,859 (1 July). ...

in the province of

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

, the

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. It had a population of around 1,580 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1299 as van Scoeten. The name means "corner of higher land". Oude (old) has been added to distinguish between Nieuweschoot. In 1299, a

nunnery A convent is a community of monks, nuns, religious brothers or, sisters or priests. Alternatively, ''convent'' means the building used by the community. The word is particularly used in the Catholic Church, Lutheran churches, and the Anglican C ...

of the German order was founded in Oudeschoot, and has existed until 1580. Oudeschoot used to be the capital of the ''

grietenij A ''grietenij'' was a forerunner to the ''gemeente'' or municipality in Frisia, particularly in Friesland, and also in Groningen which are now a part of the Netherlands. From the end of the 16th century until 1851, there were a total of 30 ''grie ...

'' (predecessor of a municipality) until 1934. In 1828, the main road from

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 123,107 (2019). It is the provincial capital and seat of the ...

Zwolle Zwolle () is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel and the province's second-largest municipality after Enschede with a population of 130,592 as of 1 December 2021. Zwolle is o ...

was built through the village, and was later joined by a railway line. Since 1600, the Skoattermerk, an annual market is held on the second day of

Pentecost Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christianity, Christian holiday which takes place on the 50th day (the seventh Sunday) after Easter Sunday. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles in the Ne ...

, and is the oldest extant market in the northern provinces. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1752. In 1840, it was home to 452 people. Julia Jan Woutersstichting is a retirement home which was built in 1901 on the grounds of the 1763 manor house Veenwijk. The home is built in

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style and is surrounded by a large park. Before 1934, Oudeschoot was part of the Schoterland municipality. In 1965, a large part of the village was annexed by

Gallery

File:Oudeschoot 12c.JPG, Street view File:Oudeschoot 02.JPG, Welcome to Oudeschoot File:Oudeschoot mevrouw Keijzer spoorwegwachteres verdwijnt, Bestanddeelnr 904-9998.jpg, Former railway station (1952)

References

External links

{{Authority control Populated places in Friesland Heerenveen