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
Location in the Netherlands
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Feinsum
Feinsum (Netherlands)
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 Leeuwarden vlag 2014.svg Leeuwarden
Area
[1]
  Total
3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation
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0.4 m (1.3 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total
160
  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]

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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. 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.