Miedum

Miedum
Miedum
Hamlet
	Miedum, church tower
	Location in Leeuwarden municipality
	Miedum Location in the Netherlands Miedum Miedum (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°14′14″N5°50′12″E / 53.23722°N 5.83667°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Leeuwarden
Area
• Total	5.02 km2 (1.94 sq mi)
Elevation	−0.2 m (−0.7 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	50
• Density	10.0/km2 (26/sq mi)
Postal code	9082
Dialing code	058

Last updated May 02, 2022

Miedum is a hamlet in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1415 as Medemma gha, and means "settlement on the hay land".^[5] Miedum shares a statistical area and postal code with the countryside of Lekkum,^[1] but it does have place name signs. The church was built in 1620, but demolished in 1834 and only the leaning church tower has remained. In 1955, the foundation of the tower was strengthened to prevent collapse during a storm. In 1840, Miedum was home to 62 people. Nowadays, it consists of about a dozen houses.^[4]

Before 1944, Miedum was part of Leeuwarderadeel municipality.^[4]

Gallery

House in Miedum
Farms in Miedum

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References

1 2 3 4 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2022. overlap with Lekkum
↑ "Postcodetool for 9082AW". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
↑ Miedum heeft de scheefste van het land [Miedum has the most leaning tower of the Netherlands] Leeuwarder Courant. 14 November 2009.
1 2 3 4 "Miedum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
↑ "Miedum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.

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[stat-1] 1 2 3 4 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2022. overlap with Lekkum

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 9082AW". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[3] Miedum heeft de scheefste van het land [Miedum has the most leaning tower of the Netherlands] Leeuwarder Courant. 14 November 2009.

[plaats-4] 1 2 3 4 "Miedum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[5] "Miedum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.

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v t e Populated places in the municipality of Leeuwarden
Towns	Leeuwarden
Villages	Alde Leie Baard Bears Britsum Eagum Easterlittens Feinsum Friens Goutum Grou Hempens Hilaard Hijum Húns Idaerd Jellum Jelsum Jirnsum Jorwert Koarnjum Lekkum Leons Mantgum Reduzum Snakkerburen Stiens Swichum Warstiens Warten Wergea Weidum Wirdum Wytgaard
Hamlets	Bartlehiem (partially) Miedum Teerns
List of cities, towns and villages in Friesland