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Westhem
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Westhem () is a village in the Súdwest-Fryslân municipality, in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 70 in January 2017.
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Vinony files it under Populated places in Friesland and Súdwest-Fryslân.
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- Official name
- Westhim
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Súdwest-Fryslân
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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Westhem () is a village in the Súdwest-Fryslân municipality, in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 70 in January 2017.
==History== The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as "Westhem, alias Hemdijck". The etymology is unclear. Westhem is a little terp (artificial living hill) village which developed in the middle ages. The terp part is called Feyteburen, and the linear settlement along the dike is called De Kat. In 1633, the Atsebuurstermeer, a former lake, was poldered and a sluice was built near De Kat.
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