Haulerwijk

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Haulerwijk Haulerwyk
Village
Haulerwijk Church
Coat of arms
Location in Ooststellingwerf municipality
53°3′55″N 6°19′53″E / 53.06528°N 6.33139°E / 53.06528; 6.33139
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Ooststellingwerf
Area ^[1]
• Total	10.38 km² (4.01 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	7 m (23 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	3,220
• Density	310/km² (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

Canal view
Canal view
Mennonite Church

References

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