Opende (Dutch pronunciation: [ɔpˈɛndə]; Gronings: De Penne) is a village in the north-eastern Netherlands, in the province of Groningen.

[3] The village was first mentioned in 1457 as Upeynde, and means "upper end", which refers to the border between Groningen and Friesland.

[4] Opende is a road village which developed in the Middle Ages in the moorland.

The front was renovated in 1915, and it was enlarged in 1930.

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