Opende

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Opende

| native_name = {{native_name|gos|De Penne}}

| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = De_Hervormde_kerk_van_Opende.jpg

| imagesize = 250px

| image_caption = Protestant church in 2012

| pushpin_map = Netherlands Groningen

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Opende in Groningen in the Netherlands

| coordinates = {{coord|53|10|21|N|6|11|53|E|region:NL-GR|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Netherlands}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Groningen}}

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = 23px Westerkwartier

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 14.65

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 9865AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 9 April 2022 }}

| elevation_m = 3.1

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=9 April 2022 |quote=three entries}}

| population_total = 2,415

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_note =

| population_demonym =

| timezone1 =

| utc_offset1 =

| timezone1_DST =

| utc_offset1_DST =

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 9865

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 0594

| iso_code =

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}}

Opende ({{IPA|nl|ɔpˈɛndə}}; {{langx|gos|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.[https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/maatwerk/2024/11/kerncijfers-wijken-en-buurten-2023] - CSB Statline

History

The village was first mentioned in 1457 as Upeynde, and means "upper end", which refers to the border between Groningen and Friesland.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/opende |title=Opende - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=9 April 2022 |language=nl}} Opende is a road village which developed in the Middle Ages in the moorland.{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu04_01/sten009monu04_01_0098.php |title=Opende |author=Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma |location=Zwolle |publisher=Waanders |year=1998 |isbn=90 400 9258 3 |language=nl |access-date=9 April 2022}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/opende |title=Opende |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=9 April 2022 |language=nl}}

Gallery

File:Huis bij de kerk. Provincialeweg. Opende.JPG|House in Opende

File:Antonia Hoeve 1912 Drachtsterweg. Opende.JPG|Villa in Opende

File:Begin Blotevoetenpad aan de kaleweg..jpg|Nature near Opende

File:De school. Opende.JPG|School in Opende

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