Witmarsum
Witmarsum (Wytmarsum) is a village in the northern Netherlands. It is located in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland. Witmarsum had a population of around 1,735 in January 2017.
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Overview
Overview
Birthplace of Menno Simons (1496–1561), the leader of what would become the Mennonites.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Witmarsum • Native Name — Wytmarsum • Settlement Type — Village • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Netherlands Netherlands • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Friesland Friesland • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Súdwest-Fryslân Súdwest-Fryslân • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 12.78 • Elevation M — 0.5 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Total — 1,675 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 8748 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Area Code — 0517
History
History
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Witmarsum, and means "settlement of Witmer (person)". Witmarsum is a terp (artificial living hill) village which developed in the early middle ages. The village used to concentrate on the terp, along the canal and along the road from Bolsward to Harlingen. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1633 as a replacement of its medieval predecessor, because it was damaged by a lightning strike. The tower was again replaced in 1819. Witmarsum contains four churches: a Dutch Reformed church, a Catholic church, a former Reformed Church and a modest Mennonite church. Witmarsum was home to 659 people in 1840. In 1879, an obelisk was erected as a memorial for Menno Simons. In 1880, Witmarsum became the capital of the municipality of Wûnseradiel. In 1911, an electricity factory was opened by a local electricity company for the villages of Witmarsum, Pingjum, Arum en Achlum. In 1919, Witmarsum was connected to the provincial grid, and the building was turned into a transformer. There are two windmills in the village, De Onderneming and De Pankoekstermolen. Before 2011, the village was part of the Wûnseradiel municipality.
Notable people
Notable people
• Menno Simons (1496–1561), the leader of the Mennonites • Hobbe Smith (1862–1942), painter, watercolorist
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Canal view • Illustration — Menno Simons monument. • Illustration — Windmill De Onderneming in Witmarsum • Illustration — De Pankoekstermolen
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Witmarsum, Netherlands, revision 1346191673 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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