Oosterbierum (; ) is a village in

Waadhoeke Waadhoeke is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2018 and consists of the former municipalities of Franekeradeel, het Bildt, Menameradiel and parts of Littenseradiel, all four of which were ...

municipality 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

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. It had a population of around 561 in January 2014.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Asterberen, and means "eastern houses/barns". The ooster (east) has been added to distinguish from Westerbeeren which disappeared in a flood in 1322. Oosterbierum developed on a clay ridge near the

Wadden Sea The Wadden Sea ( ; ; or ; ; ; ) is an intertidal zone in the southeastern part of the North Sea. It lies between the coast of northwestern continental Europe and the range of low-lying Frisian Islands, forming a shallow body of water with tida ...

. The Dutch Reformed church dates from around 1200. It was enlarged in the 14th and 16th century. In 1709, the tower was built. Oosterbierum was home to 592 people in 1840. Until 2018, the village was part of the

Franekeradeel Franekeradeel (; ) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. It was created in 1984 by combining an earlier Franekeradeel municipality with the city of Franeker and parts of the former municipality of Barradeel. On 1 January 2018 it m ...

municipality and before 1984 it belonged to

Barradeel Barradeel is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Friesland. It was located north of Harlingen and Franeker, and is now largely a part of Franekeradeel Franekeradeel (; ) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. It was cr ...

municipality.

Notable people

Jelle Zijlstra Jelle Zijlstra (; 27 August 1918 – 23 December 2001) was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and economist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 November 1966 until 5 April 1967. Zijlstra studied Economi ...

(1918–2001), former prime minister of the Netherlands * Rinse Zijlstra (1927–2017), politician and former mayor

Gallery

File:Oosterbierum, terp voor Haerda state RM45221.jpg, Farm in Oosterbierum File:Zicht op Oosterbierum.jpg, View on Oosterbierum File:Oosterbierum.jpg, Welcome in Oosterbierum File:Oosterbierum, terp Hoarnestreek-Kapellewei, Syttinga state april 2010 RM45240.jpg, Farm in Oosterbierum

References

External links

* Waadhoeke Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub