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Village in Friesland, Netherlands
Easterwierrum Oosterwierum
Village
Church towerChurch tower
Coat of arms of EasterwierrumCoat of arms
Location in the former Littenseradiel municipalityLocation in the former Littenseradiel municipality
Easterwierrum is located in FrieslandEasterwierrumEasterwierrumLocation in the NetherlandsShow map of FrieslandEasterwierrum is located in NetherlandsEasterwierrumEasterwierrumEasterwierrum (Netherlands)Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°6′37″N 5°43′57″E / 53.11028°N 5.73250°E / 53.11028; 5.73250
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
ProvinceFriesland Friesland
MunicipalitySúdwest-Fryslân Súdwest-Fryslân
Area
 • Total4.44 km (1.71 sq mi)
Elevation0.0 m (0.0 ft)
Population
 • Total320
 • Density72/km (190/sq mi)
Postal code9021
Dialing code058
WebsiteOfficial

Easterwierrum (West Frisian pronunciation: [jɛstr̩ˈʋjɪrəm]; Dutch: Oosterwierum) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 332 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1319 as Aesterwerum, and means "settlement on the eastern terp. East has been added to distinguish between Lytsewierrum. Easterwierrum is a terp (artificial living hill) village which developed in the early middle ages.

There is a church tower from the 13th century on an isolated terp to the north of Eatserwierrum. Part of the terp has been excavated. The matching church was destroyed in 1905. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1895 and has a tower from 1911. The Catholic Saint Wiro Church was built between 1925 and 1926 in Gothic Revival style.

The reason for the isolated church tower is that the village of Easterwierrum moved southwards to the canal during the 18th and 19th century to the a location which used to contain the stins Vogelzang.

Easterwierrum was home to 328 people in 1840.

Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality.

Gallery

  • Street view Street view
  • Village view Village view
  • Saint Wiro Church Saint Wiro Church
  • Gardens on the canal Gardens on the canal

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 9021BH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  3. Aantal inwoners per dorp Archived 2017-04-21 at the Wayback Machine - Littenseradiel
  4. "Easterwierrum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  5. ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Easterwierrum" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  6. "Easterwierrum". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Easterwierrum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 April 2022.

External links

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