Feinsum

Feinsum
Village
St Vitus' Church
Location in Leeuwarderadeel municipality
Feinsum
Location in the Netherlands
Feinsum
Feinsum (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°16′40″N 5°45′30″E / 53.27778°N 5.75833°E / 53.27778; 5.75833
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Leeuwarden
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.4 m (1.3 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
160
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Postal code
9053[1]
Dialing code058

Feinsum (Dutch: Finkum[3]) is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 165 in January 2017.[4]

There is a restored windmill, the Slagdijkstermolen.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1335 as Finckum. The etymology is unclear.[5] Feinsum is a very old terp (artificial living mound) village which probably had its origins in the beginning of our era, and has one of the oldest dikes of the Netherlands.[6] There used to be outpost of the monastery Mariëngaarde in Feinsum.[7]

The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century and was restored between 1962 and 1964.[6] In 1840, Feinsum was home to 227 people.[7]

Before 2018, the village was part of the Leeuwarderadeel municipality.[7]

  • Feinsum church, 1723
  • Slagdijkstermolen
  • House in Finkum (1950–1952)
  • Time traveller statue

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9053LM". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ Taalunie (2021). "Friese namen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
  5. ^ "Finkum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Finkum" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "Feinsum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  • Media related to Feinsum at Wikimedia Commons


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