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Welsum, Olst-Wijhe

Coordinates: 52°20′09″N 6°05′28″E / 52.33583°N 6.09111°E / 52.33583; 6.09111
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Welsum
Houdt Braef Stant – the mill in Welsum, built in 1856
Houdt Braef Stant – the mill in Welsum, built in 1856
Welsum is located in Overijssel
Welsum
Welsum
Location in the province of Overijssel in the Netherlands
Welsum is located in Netherlands
Welsum
Welsum
Welsum (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°20′09″N 6°05′28″E / 52.33583°N 6.09111°E / 52.33583; 6.09111
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceOverijssel
MunicipalityOlst-Wijhe
Area
 • Total8.89 km2 (3.43 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total625
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8196[1]
Dialing code0570

Welsum is a village on the left bank of the river IJssel in the present municipality of Olst-Wijhe in the Dutch province of Overijssel.

The village is the source of the Welsummer chicken breed. In 2001, a number of farms culled their flocks in connection with the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

The earliest existing written mention of the village (as Wilsum, kerspel Olst) dates from 1295.[3] The tower of the Protestant church was built around 1475. The village's flour mill, Houdt Braef Stant, dates to 1856, with restorations in 1963 (using internal parts from the mill Wippe in Hellendoorn) and 1986. It is currently being used as a dwelling.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 8196KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ (in Dutch) Welsum: Historie, Retrieved April 20, 2012.
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