Dokkum

Coordinates: 53°19′37″N 5°59′53″E / 53.32694°N 5.99806°E / 53.32694; 5.99806
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Dokkum
City
Stadhuisⓘ, the city hall
Stadhuisⓘ, the city hall
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9100–9103
Area code0519
Topographic map of Dokkum, June 2014
Historical population 1718–2018

Dokkum is a Dutch

Friesland. It has 12,669 inhabitants (February 8, 2020).[1]
The fortifications of Dokkum are well preserved and are known as the bolwerken (bulwarks). It is the fifth most popular shopping city in Friesland. It also had the smallest hospital in the Netherlands.

History

The best-known event in Dokkum's history is the martyrdom of the Anglo-Saxon missionary

Dutch Revolt. In 1597, the Admiralty of Friesland was established in Dokkum. However, it was moved to Harlingen in 1645. In 1971 the city was included in the list of Dutch 'Urban and village conservation areas'.[2]

In 1923, when Catholics in the Netherlands were not allowed to engage in public expressions of faith such as processions, a processional park was built south-east of the city center, the Boniface park.[3] Central in the park is the so-called Brouwersbron, the brewers' well, which Titus Brandsma and others (incorrectly) identified as the well that sprang up after the saint's martyrdom. A chapel dedicated to Boniface was built in 1934. Brandsma, a Carmelite priest who was murdered by the Nazis in Dachau in 1942, also designed the park's Stations of the Cross, which were finished in 1949.[4]

Before 2019, the city was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.

Architecture

City hall

The city hall in Dokkum was built in 1610.

Churches

  • Grote of Sint-Martinuskerk which is from the 16th century.
  • Sint-Bonifatiuskerk from 1871.
  • Bonifatiuskapel is from 1934

Transport

Dokkum had a station (Dokkum-Aalsum) on the

North Friesland Railway
, which opened in 1901. It became the terminus for passenger services in May 1935 and closed to passengers in July 1936. The station reopened to passengers in May 1940 and closed to passengers in July 1942. Freight services ceased in 1975. There is still a bus station in Dokkum.

Urban development

The latest neighbourhood is called the 'Trije Terpen'. At the Trije Terpen is also the newest shopping area of Dokkum called, Zuiderschans. Other construction works in other parts of the city are also taking place, such as the Lyceumpark, the Fonteinslanden, the Veiling and the Hogedijken.

In the future the industrial park, Betterwird, will expand even more to the west. It's an industrial park with more than 70 companies. In 2013, the construction of the Central Axis began. This is a road with a fast connection and few obstacles between Dokkum and Drachten. The road was delivered in 2016.

Population

The population of Dokkum increased by 5,378 people between 1960 and 2013. In recent years, the population has fluctuated around 12,500 inhabitants.

Population
YearPop.±% p.a.
15111,400—    
16893,177+0.46%
17442,855−0.19%
17952,682−0.12%
19607,247+0.60%
19658,440+3.09%
19709,886+3.21%
197510,927+2.02%
198011,704+1.38%
199512,510+0.44%
200012,800+0.46%
201012,490−0.24%
201412,615+0.25%
201512,583−0.25%
201612,516−0.53%
201712,575+0.47%
Source: Lourens & Lucassen 1997, pp. 11–12 (1511–1795), CBS Statline

Sport

In the 200 km ice skating marathon known as the Elfstedentocht, Dokkum is known as the keerpunt (turning-point in Dutch), because it is where the speedskaters turn and head back to Leeuwarden. There are two different soccer clubs in Dokkum, VV Dokkum and Be Quick Dokkum.

Windmills

In 1652, Dokkum had five windmills, these were all

De Marmeerin stood by the Woudvaart outside the town. Since 2014 the mill was moved to be restored to working order. After restoration it is to be rebuilt at De sûkerei open-air museum in Damwâld.[8]

  • Zeldenrust
    Zeldenrust
  • De Hoop
    De Hoop
  • Zeldenrust
    Zeldenrust
  • house next to mill Zeldenrust
    house next to mill Zeldenrust

Gallery

  • Inner harbour
    Inner harbour
  • View to a street
    View to a street
  • City's center around De Zijl, Dokkumer Grootdiep flowing underneath
    City's center around De Zijl, Dokkumer Grootdiep flowing underneath
  • Old townhouse in the city centre
    Old townhouse in the city centre
  • Statue of Saint Boniface near Saint Boniface Chapel
    Statue of Saint Boniface near Saint Boniface Chapel
  • Numerous footbridges in the centre
    Numerous footbridges in the centre
  • Wharf of the former Frisian Admiralty
    Wharf of the former Frisian Admiralty
  • Saint Boniface Church (1871) in the centre of Dokkum
    Saint Boniface Church (1871) in the centre of Dokkum
  • Grote of Sint-Martinus Church (Dokkum)
    Grote of Sint-Martinus Church (Dokkum)

Notable Dokkumers

Dokkum was the residence for much of her career of the pioneering midwife

Catharina Geertruida Schrader
(1656–1746). Other famous Dokkumers include:

Mayors

See also

References

  1. ^ Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Noardeast-Fryslân op 8 februari 2020 - Noardeast-Fryslân
  2. ^ Urban and village conservation areas Netherlands
  3. ^ Kruijtzer, Gijs (26 June 1997). "Vaderlands Toerisme". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch).
  4. The Heroic Age
    . 6. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  5. ^ Tonneel der Steden; Blaeu, 1652
  6. ^ "Dokkum, Friesland" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Molendatabase. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  7. ^ "Dokkum, Friesland" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Molendatabase. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  8. ^ "Dokkum, Friesland" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Molendatabase. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  9. ^ "Drs. S. (Sybren) van Tuinen" (in Dutch). Retrieved May 14, 2019.

Literature

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dokkum.
  • Lourens, Piet; Lucassen, Jan (1997). Inwonertallen van Nederlandse steden ca. 1300–1800. Amsterdam: NEHA.
    ISBN 9057420082
    .
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