Wirdum, Friesland

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Wirdum
Wurdum
Village
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St Martin's Church
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Location in the Leeuwarden municipality
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Wirdum
Location in the Netherlands
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Wirdum
Wirdum (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°8′59″N5°48′14″E / 53.14972°N 5.80389°E / 53.14972; 5.80389
Country Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Province Frisian flag.svg Friesland
Municipality Flag of Leeuwarden.svg Leeuwarden
Area
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 • Total7.62 km2 (2.94 sq mi)
Elevation
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0.2 m (0.7 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total1,135
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Postal code
9088 [1]
Dialing code 058

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]

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