Harich is a village in
De Fryske Marren
De Fryske Marren () 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 Boarnsterhim, all four of whi ...
municipality in the province of
Friesland
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, the
Netherlands
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. It had a population of around 470 in 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1245 as Harich, and means holy place. Harich developed on a sandy ridge around the church. The tower of the Protestant church probably dates from the 12th century. The church itself was rebuilt in 1663 after a storm.
In 1840, it was home to 279 people.
In 1942, the forced labour camp Wyldemerk Harich was opened in the forests near Harich.
Before 2014, Harich was part of the
Gaasterlân-Sleat
Gaasterlân-Sleat is a former Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is in West Frisian language, West Frisian, the Dutch language, Dutch name being Gaasterland-Sloten (). In 2014 it merged w ...
municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Gaasterland.
Gallery
File:Atlas Schoemaker-FRIESLAND-DEEL2-2176R-Friesland, Harich.jpeg, An illustration depicting the village c. 1710–1735, from the Atlas Schoemaker
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File:Huisjes naast de Kerk. Harich.jpg, Houses around the church
File:Vlinder beeldentuin Lorbuorren Harich.jpg, Butterfly statue garden
File:Lindelaan Harichsterbos.jpg, Harichster Forest
References
External links
De Fryske Marren
Populated places in Friesland
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