Garyp
Garijp | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°9′59″N 5°58′12″E / 53.16639°N 5.97000°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Municipality | Tytsjerksteradiel |
Area | |
• Total | 18.26 km2 (7.05 sq mi) |
Elevation | −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]
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]