Editing Opende (section)

== History ==
The village was first mentioned in 1457 as ''Upeynde'', and means "upper end", which refers to the border between Groningen and [[Friesland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/opende |title=Opende - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=9 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> Opende is a road village which developed in the Middle Ages in the moorland.<ref name="monument">{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu04_01/sten009monu04_01_0098.php |title=Opende |author=Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma |location=Zwolle |publisher=Waanders |year=1998 |isbn=90 400 9258 3 |language=nl |access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref>

The [[Dutch Reformed Church|Reformed]] church dates from 1748 and replaces a 1648 church. The front was renovated in 1915, and it was enlarged in 1930.<ref name="monument"/>

Opende was home to 369 people in 1840.<ref name="plaats">{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/opende |title=Opende |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=9 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>