Hemrik is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 770 in January 2017. The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hemericke, and means village area. Hemrik developed on a sandy ridge in a heath and moorland region. Around 1750, the Opsterlandse Compagnonsvaart was dug f…Hemrik is a village in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 770 in January 2017. The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Hemericke, and means village area. Hemrik developed on a sandy ridge in a heath and moorland region. Around 1750, the Opsterlandse Compagnonsvaart was dug for the excavation of peat. A chapel existed in the village as early as 1315. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1739, and is colloquially called White Church due its white plaster.
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