Hem, Netherlands

Village in North Holland, Netherlands

52°39′40″N 5°10′59″E / 52.66111°N 5.18306°E / 52.66111; 5.18306CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalityDrechterlandArea

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• Total8.44 km² (3.26 sq mi)Elevation

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−0.5 m (−1.6 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,550 • Density180/km² (480/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

1607^[1]

Dialing code0228

Hem (West Frisian: Him) (population estimate: 1230) is a village in the municipality Drechterland, located in the north west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.

The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Hem, and means "silted land in a bend of a stream".^[3] Hem developed in the 12th century as a peat excavation settlement.^[4]

The tower of the Dutch Reformed church dates from around 1500. The baluster and spire were constructed after a 1897 fire.^[4] The matching church was demolished in 1972 after a fire.^[5] The Catholic St Lucas Church is an aisleless church from 1930.^[4] Hem was home to 591 people in 1840.^[5]

Notable people

Alice Besseling, politician

Gallery

Farm Elba Hoeve
Former forge
Farm in Hem
Tower of the former church

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 April 2022. includes Blokdijk and part of Drieban
^ "Postcodetool for 1607BA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ "Hem - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Hem" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Hem". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 April 2022.