Terherne ( nl, Terhorne) is a village in
De Fryske Marren
De Fryske Marren ( nl, De Friese Meren) is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2014 and consists of the former municipalities of Gaasterlân-Sleat, Lemsterland, Skarsterlân and parts of Boarnste ...
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
Netherlands
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. it had a population of around 780 in 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1491 as ter Herna, and means "near the corner".
In 1840, it was home to 509 people. The Dutch Reformed Church dates from 1874. Terherne has become a recreational village with many holiday homes, and during the holidays the population can increase to around 6,000 people.
Before 2014, Terherne was part of the
Boarnsterhim
Boarnsterhim (; nl, Boornsterhem ) was a municipality in the northern Netherlands. On 1 January 2014, the municipality was dissolved and its territory was split between four other municipalities: De Friese Meren, which was established that day, L ...
municipality and before 1984 it was part of
Utingeradeel.
Transportation
The nearest station is
Akkrum railway station.
Gallery
File:Terhorne aan het water.JPG, Canal in Terherne
File:Terherne, De Gouden Liuw.jpg, Restaurant De Gouden Liuw
File:Heerenzijl (actm) 05.jpg, Bridge at Terherne
File:8493 Terherne, Netherlands - panoramio (6).jpg, Sunset over the lake
References
External links
De Fryske Marren
Populated places in Friesland
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