Workum (West Frisian : Warkum) is a city located in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland, Netherlands. It received city rights in 1399 and is one of the eleven cities of Friesland. It had a population of 4,435 in January 2017. [1]
Nowadays, Workum is probably best known for having a museum dedicated to the very popular artist Jopie Huisman. There are four windmills in Workum; De Nijlânnermolen, De Snip, Het Heidenschap and Ybema's Molen.
Joure is a town in the north of the Netherlands. It is the administrative center of De Fryske Marren, Friesland. With 13,090 inhabitants, it is also the most populous town in the municipality.
Buitenpost is a village in north-east Friesland in the Netherlands.
Goutum is a village in the municipality Leeuwarden in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,945 in January 2017. It is still an independent village, but is surrounded by the city of Leeuwarden on all sides.
Herbaijum is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and had around 253 citizens in January 2014. Until 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality.
It Heidenskip is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 335 in January 2017.
Nijhuizum is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands with a population of around 55 in January 2017.
De Hoop is a smock mill in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1849 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 13186.
De Mearmin, formerly also known as Geestermermeermolen, is a smock mill in Damwâld, Friesland, Netherlands, which was built in 1968 at Dokkum. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 467708. Between 2014 and 2016, the mill was dismantled, restored and moved to a new site in Damwâld.
Heechhiem is a Hollow Post mill in Goëngahuizen, Friesland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 33999.
De Verwachting is a smock mill in Hollum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1991 and is in working order.
A tjasker is a type of small drainage windmill used in the Netherlands. There are thirteen tjaskers remaining in Friesland.
De Reiger is a smock mill in Nijetrijne, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1871. The mill has been converted into a holiday home. It is listed as a Rijksmonument.
De Rietvink is a smock mill in Nijetrijne, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1855 and ceased work in 1964. The mill had been converted into a holiday home, but was restored to working order in 2009. It is listed as a Rijksmonument.
The Ouddeelsmolen, also known as Lytse Geast or Swarte Prinsch, is a smock mill located in Tytsjerk, Friesland, Netherlands. Built in 1900, the mill has been converted to a holiday cottage. It has been restored to allow it to turn in the wind and is listed as a Rijksmonument.
De Snip is a smock mill in Workum, Friesland, Netherlands. It has been restored to working order. Designated as being held in reserve, it is listed as a Rijksmonument.
De Nijlânnermolen is a smock mill in Workum, Friesland, Netherlands. It has been restored to working order and is designated as a reserve mill. It is listed as a Rijksmonument.
Ybema's molen is a smock mill in Workum, Friesland, Netherlands. It has been restored to working order. Designated as being held in reserve, it is listed as a Rijksmonument.
A hollow post mill at the Netherlands Open Air Museum, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands was originally built at Wormer, North Holland, Netherlands. During World War I, it was moved to Langweer, Friesland. It was dismantled in 1960 and re-erected at the museum in 1989. The mill has been restored to working order.
Jopie Huisman was a Dutch autodidactic painter and rag-and-bone man. During his lifetime, he became known for his meticulous and realistic paintings. Huisman refused to sell any of his paintings. On 11 April 1986, Huisman opened his own museum.
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