title: Oosthem
text: # Oosthem
  
  Oosthem (West Frisian: Easthim) 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 (artificial living hill) 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.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * View on Oosthem and cows
  * View on Oosthem from the canal
  