Hegebeintum

Hogebeintum
Hegebeintum
Village
Church and dwarf of Hogebeintum

Location in the Ferwerderadiel municipality
Hogebeintum
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°20′12″N 5°50′58″E / 53.33667°N 5.84944°E / 53.33667; 5.84944
Country Netherlands Netherlands
Province Friesland Friesland
Municipality Ferwerderadiel Ferwerderadiel
Population (2017)
 • Total 90
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 9173
Telephone area 0518

Hegebeintum (Dutch: Hogebeintum) is a small village in Ferwerderadiel in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 90 in January 2017.[1]. There is a well-known restored windmill located south of the village: De Hogebeintumermolen.

Hegebeintum is also home to the highest artificial dwelling hill, or terp, in the Netherlands, measuring around 8.8 metres (29 ft) tall. The high ground of the terp was historically used as a place of refuge during unusually high tides and storm floods, and also had a number of dwellings.

References

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

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