Koudum
Koudum | ||
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Village | ||
 Martini church | ||
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Postal code 8723[1] | ||
| Dialing code | 0514 | |
| Website | https://koudum.nl | |
Koudum is a village in the northern
There is a restored windmill in the village, De Vlijt.
History
The village was first mentioned in 855 as Coluuidum, and means "
Between 1614 and 1617, a church was built with a 60 metres (200 ft) high tower, however both the church and tower were replaced by a new church in 1857 with a more modest tower.[8][9]
Koudum was home to 925 people in 1840.[10] Before 2011, Koudum was the seat of the former municipality of Nijefurd. Before 1984, it was part of Hemelumer Oldeferd municipality.[10]
Population
- 1954 - 1,966
- 1959 - 1,861
- 1964 - 1,915
- 1969 - 2,213
- 1973 - 2,268
- 2004 - 2,600
- 2017 - 2,695
- 2019 - 2,700
De Vlijt
De Vlijt is a restored windmill in the village. The mill was originally built in the 18th century as a polder mill in Oppenhuizen or Sneek. In 1986, the mill was moved to its current location and rebuilt into a corn rack mill.[5]
Gallery
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View to the village from the polder -
Windmill De Vlijt -
Street view -
Village centre
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 8723AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Omgeving Kuilart". De Kuilart [EN]. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ^ Statistiek, Centraal Bureau voor de. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2019". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ a b "Koudum". De Kuilart [EN]. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ "Koudum-Molkwerum - OV in Nederland Wiki". wiki.ovinnederland.nl. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ "Koudum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Koudum". Friesland wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Koudum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Koudum at Wikimedia Commons