Aalsum, Friesland

Aalsum
Ealsum
Village
Aalsum church

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Location in the Dongeradeel municipality
Aalsum
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°20′18″N 6°00′16″E / 53.33833°N 6.00444°E / 53.33833; 6.00444
Country Netherlands Netherlands
Province Friesland Friesland
Municipality Dongeradeel Dongeradeel
Population (2017)
 • Total 125
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 9121
Telephone area 0519

Aalsum (unofficial West Frisian name: Ealsum) is a village which had a population of around 125 in January 2017[1] about 1 km north of Dokkum in Dongeradeel, Netherlands.

Aalsum is built on a partially excavated terp, around a church originally dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria, which dates back to approximately 1200 AD.

History

Aalsum had a station (Dokkum-Aalsum) on the North Friesland Railway, which opened in 1901. It became the terminus for passenger services in May 1935 and closed to passengers in July 1936. The station reopened to passengers in May 1940 and closed to passengers in July 1942. Freight services ceased in 1975.

Notable inhabitants

  • Rink van der Velde (June 18, 1932), writer and journalist

References

  1. ↑ Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Dongeradeel op 1 januari 2017 - Dongeradeel

Media related to Aalsum (Friesland) at Wikimedia Commons

L.PIGORINI, I terpen della Frisia, "Bullettino di Paletnologia Italiana VII, 1881, pp. 110-122; L.PIGORINI, Le prime città della Frisia, "Nuova Antologia", n. 60, 1881, pp. 225–235; R. MUNRO, Notes of a visit to a terp mound at Aalzum, in North Friesland, Holland. “Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland" vol. XXIII, vol. XI new Series, 1889, pp. 98–105.


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