Scherpenzeel, Friesland

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

52°49′56″N 5°52′31″E / 52.83222°N 5.87528°E / 52.83222; 5.87528Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

WeststellingwerfArea

^[1]

• Total4.31 km² (1.66 sq mi)Elevation

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0.1 m (0.3 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total450 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Postal code

8483^[1]

Dialing code0561

Scherpenzeel (West Frisian: Skerpenseel) is a small village in the north of the Netherlands. It is located in Weststellingwerf, Friesland. Scherpenzeel had a population of around 450 in 2017.^[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1245 as Scherpensele, and means either hall of Skarpo (person) or hall with pointy roof.^[4] The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1788 and has a tower from 1879.^[5]

In 1840, Scherpenzeel was home to 92 people.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 8483JJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
^ "Scherpenzeel - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Scherpenzeel FR". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.