Koudum
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Koudum | |
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Village | |
 Martini church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in the former Nijefurd municipality | |
  Koudum Location in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 52°55′N 5°27′E / 52.917°N 5.450°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Súdwest-Fryslân |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 2,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8723 |
| Dialing code | 0514 |
| Website | https://koudum.nl/toeristische-informatie/#1526195819562-68bb9df0-88f5 |
Koudum is a village in the northern Netherlands. It is located in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland (Fryslân: Frysk). [1] Nearby villages include Molkwerum to the west, Workum to the north and Hemelum to the south. The population of Koudum was 2,700 in 2019.[2][3] The nearest train station is the Koudum-Molkwerum railway station.[4]
There is a restored windmill in the village, De Vlijt.
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View to the village from the polder -
Windmill De Vlijt
History
Before 2011, Koudum was the seat of the former municipality of Nijefurd. Before 1984, it was part of Hemelumer Oldeferd municipality.
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 [5]
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.[6][7] In 1986, the mill was moved to its current location and rebuilt into a corn rack mill.[3]
References
- ^ "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", Wikipedy (in Western Frisian), 2020-02-11, retrieved 2020-02-11
- ^ "De Vlijt (Koudum)", Wikipedia (in Dutch), 2018-08-17, retrieved 2020-02-11
- ^ "De Vlijt, Koudum", Wikipedia, 2019-11-24, retrieved 2020-02-11
External links
Media related to Koudum at Wikimedia Commons
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