Ballum

Ballum
Village
Ballum Church

Location in Ameland municipality
Ballum
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°26′39″N 5°41′20″E / 53.44417°N 5.68889°E / 53.44417; 5.68889
Country Netherlands Netherlands
Province Friesland Friesland
Municipality Ameland Ameland
Population (2017)
 • Total 350
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Ballum is a village on the western half of the island of Ameland and the smallest of the total of four villages on the island, one of the West Frisian Islands and part of the Netherlands. It has a population of about 350; this excludes about 75 inhabitants of the countryside surrounding the village.[1]

The small Ameland Airport is located northwest of Ballum.

It is also the place of the municipal hall of Ameland. This building was built on the location where the castle of the Cammingha's once stood. This old and large castle, formerly the home of the lords of the island, was demolished in 1829.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS (in Dutch)
  2. ↑ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 2 (B), 1840, p. 66. "Ballum".

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