Jislum

Coordinates: 53°18′46″N 5°52′39″E / 53.31278°N 5.87750°E / 53.31278; 5.87750
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Jislum
Village
Postal code
9177[1]
Dialing code0519

Jislum is a village in

Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 65 in January 2017.[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality.[4]

There is a restored windmill in the village called De Volharding.

History

The village was first mentioned in 944 as Gisleheim and means "settlement of the people of Gisilo".[5] In 1840, Jislum was home to 118 people. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1886 and is a replacement of a medieval church.[4] The polder mill De Volharding was built in 1872. It was in service until 1955. In 1994, it was restored and since 2006, it performs as a backup to the pumping station.[6]

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9177GA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Ferwerderadiel op 1 januari 2017 Archived 2017-10-21 at the Wayback Machine - Ferwerderadiel
  4. ^ a b "Jislum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Jislum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  6. ^ "De Volharding". Molendatabase (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.

External links

Media related to Jislum at Wikimedia Commons

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