Garyp

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Garyp Garijp
Village
St Peter's Church
Coat of arms
Location of the village in Tytsjerksteradiel
53°9′59″N 5°58′12″E / 53.16639°N 5.97000°E / 53.16639; 5.97000
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Tytsjerksteradiel
Area ^[1]
• Total	18.26 km² (7.05 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	−0.1 m (−0.3 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	1,895
• Density	100/km² (270/sq mi)
Postal code	9263^[1]
Dialing code	0511

Garyp (Dutch: Garijp^[3]) is a village in the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel within the province of Friesland, Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,894 in January 2017.^[4]

History

The village was first mentioned between 1325 and 1336 as Garipe and means "village of the river bank".^[5] Garyp developed into a stretched-out village on a sandy ridge. The current Dutch Reformed church dates from 1838; however, the first church was built around 1100.^[6] Around 1930, the peat in the region was excavated.^[7]

Garyp was home to 620 people in 1840.^[7]

Gallery

Village view
Farm Binnenrust
House in Garyp
Village community statue

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 5 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 9263AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ Taalunie (2019). "Friese namen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
^ Overzicht inwonersaantal Tytsjerksteradiel - Tytsjerksteradiel
^ "Garyp - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Garyp" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Garyp". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.