Oosthem

Oosthem is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 420 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1453 as Aesthem. The etymology is unclear. Oosthem is a terp village near the former Middelzee which is located to north of IJlst.
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1860 in neoclassical style as a replacement of its medieval predecessor.
Oosthem was home to 180 people in 1840. Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.