Feinsum

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Feinsum
Village
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St Vitus' Church
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Location in Leeuwarderadeel municipality
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Feinsum
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Feinsum
Feinsum (Netherlands)
Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°16′40″N5°45′30″E / 53.27778°N 5.75833°E / 53.27778; 5.75833
Country Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Province Frisian flag.svg Friesland
Municipality Flag of Leeuwarden.svg Leeuwarden
Area
[1]
 • Total3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation
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0.4 m (1.3 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total160
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Postal code
9053 [1]
Dialing code 058

Feinsum (Dutch : Finkum [3] ) is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 165 in January 2017. [4]

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There is a restored windmill, the Slagdijkstermolen .

History

The village was first mentioned in 1335 as Finckum. The etymology is unclear. [5] Feinsum is a very old terp (artificial living mound) village which probably had its origins in the beginning of our era, and has one of the oldest dikes of the Netherlands. [6] There used to be outpost of the monastery Mariëngaarde  [ nl ] in Feinsum. [7]

The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century and was restored between 1962 and 1964. [6] In 1840, Feinsum was home to 227 people. [7]

Before 2018, the village was part of the Leeuwarderadeel municipality. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022. two entries
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9053LM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Taalunie (2021). "Friese namen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
  5. ↑ "Finkum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  6. 1 2 Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Finkum" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9476 4 . Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "Feinsum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

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