Beetgum

Beetgum
Bitgum
Village
Beetgum church

Location in Menameradiel municipality
Beetgum
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°14′12″N 5°41′15″E / 53.23667°N 5.68750°E / 53.23667; 5.68750
Country Netherlands Netherlands
Province Friesland Friesland
Municipality Waadhoeke Waadhoeke
Population (2017)
 • Total 792
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 9044
Telephone area 058

Beetgum (West Frisian: Bitgum) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland,the Netherlands. It had a population of around 792 in January 2017.[1]

History

Beetgum's "Hege Wier", remains of one of 5 "stiens", or medieval castles in Friesland

Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality. Beetgum gained notoriety in 1895, when three brothers from the village – the brothers Keimpe, Wybren en Marten Hogerhuis – were arrested for their alleged and disputed involvement in a burglary in the village of Britsum. The involvement of the Social Democrat Party's leader, Pieter Jelles Troelstra two years later, catapulted the village into the national headlines.[2]

Aircraft crash

On June 9th, 2016 a demonstration fighter jet crashed in the lake next to 'De bodde', the pilot saved himself by ejecting from the aircraft.

References

  1. ↑ Aantal inwoners per dorp - Menameradiel
  2. ↑ De gevangenis in door klassenjustitie - Historisch Nieuwsblad (in Dutch)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.