Oudehorne () is a village in
Heerenveen
Heerenveen (, ) is a town and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the m ...
in the province of
Friesland
Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...
, the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. It had a population of around 835 in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hoerna cum duabus capellis, and means "corner of a dike". Oude (old) was added to distinguish with
Nieuwehorne
Nieuwehorne () is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,450 in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hoerne cum duabus capellis, and means "the new corner ...
.
Both villages have grown together, but are still considered separate entities. Oudehorne used to have a church, but it had become derelict, and in 1775, the church of Nieuwehorne was used instead. The church was demolished in 1788. The bell tower has remained. In 1840, Oudehorne was home to 152 people.
Before 1934, Oudehorne was part of the
Schoterland municipality.
Gallery
File:Schoterlandseweg 133 Oudehorne.JPG, Farm in Oudehorne
File:Een span Friese paarden in de Optocht.Oudehorne.JPG, Frisian horses in Oudehorne
File:Plaatsnaambord Oudehorne.JPG, Welcome to Oudehorne
File:Schoterlandseweg 101 Oudehorne.JPG, House in Oudehorne
References
External links
Populated places in Friesland
Heerenveen
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