# Hempens

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Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Hempens Himpens Village St Martin's Church Flag Coat of arms Hempens Location in the Netherlands Show map of Friesland Hempens Hempens (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands Country Netherlands Province Friesland Municipality Leeuwarden Area [1] • Total 0.93 km2 (0.36 sq mi) Elevation [2] 0 m (0 ft) Population (2021)[1] • Total 285 • Density 310/km2 (790/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 9086[1] Dialing code 058

**Hempens** ([West Frisian](/source/West_Frisian_language): *Himpens*) is a village in [Leeuwarden](/source/Leeuwarden) municipality in the province of [Friesland](/source/Friesland), the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands).

It was first mentioned in 1463 as Hempens, and means "settlement of the people of Hempe (person)".[3]

Hempens was an agricultural community. In 1840, it was home to 89 people. The church burnt down in 1945, and was rebuilt in 1948.[4]

## Gallery

		- Street view with bridge in the distance

		- Art in Hempens

		- Farm in Hempens

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-stat_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-stat_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-stat_1-2) ["Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021"](https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls). *Central Bureau of Statistics*. Retrieved 30 March 2022. Partially with Teerns

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AHN_2-0)** ["Postcodetool for 9086CA"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool). *Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland* (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from [the original](http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool) on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Hempens - (geografische naam)"](https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/hempens). *Etymologiebank* (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-plaats_4-0)** ["Hempens"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220331171143/https://www.plaatsengids.nl/hempens). *Plaatsengids* (in Dutch). Archived from [the original](https://www.plaatsengids.nl/hempens) on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

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