Kortehemmen (West Frisian: Koartehimmen) is a village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 258 in January 2017.[3]
Kortehemmen
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Kortehemmen church and bellfray | |
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Location in Smallingerland municipality | |
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| • Total | 2.34 km2 (0.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.6 m (5.2 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 170 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9211[1] |
| Dialing code | 0512 |
The village was first mentioned in 1444 as Korteham, and means "short silted land near a stream".[4] Korteham developed on a sandy ridge along the river Drait [fy] with Kortehemmen on one side and Zuider Drachten (nowadays part of Drachten) on the other. Around 1300, a church was built in the village. No tower was built and a belfry was added instead.[5] The current belfry dates from 1950.[6]
Kortehemmen was home to 127 people in 1840.[5] In 1939, a conference centre was opened in the village by the Woodbrookers [nl]. Kortehemmen was physically cut off from Drachten by the construction of the A7 motorway.[6]
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