Tzum
Tzum
Tsjom | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.jpg) St John's church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in the Franekeradeel municipality | |
  Tzum Location in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 53°9′28″N 5°33′52″E / 53.15778°N 5.56444°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Waadhoeke |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 1,164 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8804 |
| Telephone area | 0517 |
| Website | Official |
Tzum (West Frisian: Tsjom) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1164 in January 2014.[1]
History
Renier van Tzum was born in the village. He was the opperhoofd or chief factor of the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC) in Siam (1643-1644).[citation needed] He was also VOC opperhoofd in Japan (1644-1646).[2]
Before 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality.
References
- ^ Aantal inwoners per buurt/dorp Archived 2012-08-12 at the Wayback Machine - Franekeradeel
- ^ Historigraphical Institute (Shiryō hensan-jo), University of Tokyo, "24 November 1644-27 October 1646 (Volume Nine)"; retrieved 2013-2-6.
External links
Media related to Tzum at Wikimedia Commons
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