Wirdum,_Friesland

Wirdum, Friesland

Wirdum, Friesland

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

For other places with the same name, see Wirdum.

Wirdum (West Frisian: Wurdum) is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,060 in January 2017.[3]

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History

The village was first mentioned in 1335 as Weerdum, and means "settlement on the terp".[4] Wirdum developed on the terp (artificial living mount) in the Middle Ages. It used to be only accessible by water until road connections in the middle of the 19th century.[5]

St-Martin's village church was a tufa building in the 12th century. In the 13th century the nave was enlarged and since then it has been a brick building. In the 14th century a tower was added on the south side. The nave was altered in Baroque style, the tower in the 19th century.[6]

In 1840, Wirdum was home to 665 people.[7] In 1891, a dairy factory opened in Wirdum and remained open until 1964.[5] In 2014, a treasure of 96 coins dating between 850 and 860 were discovered in the terp.[7]

  • Village view
  • Farm in Wirdum
  • Old Reformed Church turned into a car dealership
  • Soldier on guard

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022. two entries
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 9088DC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. [3]
    Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
  4. [4]
    "Wirdum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. [5]
    Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Bakhuizen" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  6. [6]
    Dutch inventory of national monuments on St-Martin's Church
  7. [7]
    "Wirdum (Fryslan)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.


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