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