Tzum

Tzum
Tsjom
Village
St John's church

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Location in the Franekeradeel municipality
Tzum
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°9′28″N 5°33′52″E / 53.15778°N 5.56444°E / 53.15778; 5.56444
Country Netherlands Netherlands
Province Friesland Friesland
Municipality Waadhoeke Waadhoeke
Population (2014)
 • Total 1,164
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 8804
Telephone area 0517
Website Official

Tzum (West Frisian: Tsjom) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1164 in January 2014.[1]

History

Renier van Tzum was born in the village. He was the opperhoofd or chief factor of the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC) in Siam (1643-1644). He was also VOC opperhoofd in Japan (1644-1646).[2]

Before 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality.

References

  1. ↑ Aantal inwoners per buurt/dorp Archived 2012-08-12 at the Wayback Machine. - Franekeradeel
  2. ↑ Historigraphical Institute (Shiryō hensan-jo), University of Tokyo, "24 November 1644-27 October 1646 (Volume Nine)"; retrieved 2013-2-6.
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