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Oldekerk

Village in Groningen, Netherlands

Oldekerk Ollekèrk (Gronings)
Village
Bell tower of Oldekerk
Flag Coat of arms
53°13′10″N 6°20′20″E / 53.21944°N 6.33889°E / 53.21944; 6.33889
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Westerkwartier
Area ^[1]
• Total	20.41 km² (7.88 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	1,540
• Density	75/km² (200/sq mi)
Postal code	9821^[1]
Dialing code	0594

Oldekerk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɔl.dəˌkɛrk]; Gronings: Ollekèrk) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Westerkwartier, about 15 km west of the city of Groningen.

Oldekerk was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Grootegast.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1320 as Aeldakerka, and means "old church". Olde- ('old') has been added to distinguish between Niekerk.^[4]

The Reformed church was demolished in the 17th century. Only a bell tower remained standing. The bell tower was rebuilt in 1939.^[5] In 1856, a Reformed Church was built and replaced in 1966.^[6]

Oldekerk was home to 442 people in 1840. It used to be an independent municipality until 1990, when it was merged into Grootegast. In 2019, it became part of Westerkwartier.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 9821PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ "Oldekerk (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Oldekerk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
^ "Uit de pers (5) – 1956 – Over de vroege geschiedenis van de Gereformeerde Kerk te Oldekerk (Gr.)". Gereformeerde kerken (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.