Terkaple
Village
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
MunicipalityDe Fryske Marren
Unit prefMetric
Area total4.25 km²
Elevation0.0 m
Population as of2021
Population total240
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
Time zone (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code8542[1]
Dialing code0566

Terkaple is a village in De Fryske Marren municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 220 in 2017.[2]

History

It was first mentioned in the 13th century Cappelghe, and means chapel. It refers to a private chapel by the Oenema family near their house.[3] Most of the land around Terkaple and the neighbouring villages of Terherne and Akmarijp were owned by the Oeneme family. The Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1854 as a replacement of a medieval church on the same location of the chapel. In 1840, Terkaple was home to 107 people.[4]

Before 2014, Terkaple was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Utingeradeel.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS
  3. ^ "Terkaple - (geografische naam)" (in Dutch). Etymologiebank. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Terkaple" (in Dutch). Plaatsengids. Retrieved 30 March 2022.