Haulerwijk

Haulerwijk Haulerwyk
Village
Haulerwijk Church
Coat of arms
Location in Ooststellingwerf municipality
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Coordinates: 53°3′55″N 6°19′53″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Ooststellingwerf
Area [1]
• Total	10.38 km^2 (4.01 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	3,220
• Density	310/km^2 (800/sq mi)
Postal code	8433[1]
Dialing code	0516

Haulerwijk (West Frisian: Haulerwyk) is a village in the municipality of Ooststellingwerf in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. In 2017, it had a population of around 3,300.[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1844 as Haulerwijk, and means "canal of Haule".[4] Haulerwijk started as a peat colony of the Drachtster Company along the Haulerwijkstervaart which was dug 1756. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1852.[5] In 1840, Haulerwijk was home to 69 people.[6]

Gallery

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  Canal view
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  Canal view
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  Mennonite Church

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 8433HA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
3. Villages Archived 2017-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - Ooststellingwerf Municipality (in Dutch)
4. "Haulerwijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
5. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Haulerwijk" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
6. "Haulerwijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.