Oldetrijne

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

52°51′43″N 5°56′46″E / 52.86194°N 5.94611°E / 52.86194; 5.94611Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

WeststellingwerfArea

^[1]

• Total9.89 km² (3.82 sq mi)Elevation

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0.2 m (0.7 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total215 • Density22/km² (56/sq mi)Postal code

8479^[1]

Dialing code0561

Oldetrijne (West Frisian: Aldetrine) is a village in Weststellingwerf in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 210 in 2017.^[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Ostrinde, and means "old border line". Olde (old) has been added to distinguish from Nijetrijne.^[4] Oldetrijne is a road village which developed along the Schoterzijl to Wolvega road. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1870.^[5] In 1979, the church is also in use as the village house.^[6]

Oldetrijne was home to 265 people in 1840.^[6]

Gallery

Bicycle bridge
Panorama of Oldetrijne

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8479HG". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Villages - Weststellingwerf municipality (in Dutch)
^ "Oldetrijne". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Oldetrijne" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Oldetrijne". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.