Opende

Opende
De Penne (Gronings)
Village
Protestant church in 2012
Protestant church in 2012
Opende is located in Groningen (province)
Opende
Opende
Location of Opende in Groningen in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°10′21″N 6°11′53″E / 53.17250°N 6.19806°E / 53.17250; 6.19806
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Westerkwartier
Area
 • Total
14.65 km2 (5.66 sq mi)
Elevation
3.1 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
2,415
 • Density164.8/km2 (427.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9865
Dialing code0594

Opende (Dutch pronunciation: [ɔpˈɛndə]; Gronings: De Penne) is a village in the north-eastern Netherlands, in the province of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Westerkwartier. It had a population of around 2,635 in 2023.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1457 as Upeynde, and means "upper end", which refers to the border between Groningen and Friesland. Opende is a road village which developed in the Middle Ages in the moorland.

The Reformed church dates from 1748 and replaces a 1648 church. The front was renovated in 1915, and it was enlarged in 1930.

Opende was home to 369 people in 1840.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022. three entries
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9865AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. ↑ - CSB Statline
  4. ↑ "Opende - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Opende" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 9 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  6. ↑ "Opende". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.