Haulerwijk

Haulerwijk
Haulerwyk
Village
Haulerwijk Church
Haulerwijk Church
Coat of arms of Haulerwijk
Coat of arms
Location in Ooststellingwerf municipality
Location in Ooststellingwerf municipality
Haulerwijk is located in Friesland
Haulerwijk
Haulerwijk
Location in the Netherlands
Haulerwijk is located in Netherlands
Haulerwijk
Haulerwijk
Haulerwijk (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°3′55″N 6°19′53″E / 53.06528°N 6.33139°E / 53.06528; 6.33139
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
ProvinceFriesland Friesland
MunicipalityOoststellingwerf Ooststellingwerf
Area
[1]
 • Total10.38 km2 (4.01 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total3,220
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Postal code
8433[1]
Dialing code0516

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]

  1. ^ a b c "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.