Workum

Workum
West Frisian: Warkum
Town

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Location in the former Nijefurd municipality
Workum
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: Coordinates: 52°59′N 5°27′E / 52.983°N 5.450°E / 52.983; 5.450
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland Friesland
Municipality Súdwest-Fryslân
Population (2017)
 • Total 4,435
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 8711
Telephone area 0515

Workum (West Frisian: Warkum) is a town located in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland, Netherlands. It received city rights in 1374 and is one of the eleven cities of Friesland. It had a population of 4,435 in January 2017.[1]

Overview

Nowadays, Workum is probably best known for having a museum dedicated to the very popular artist Jopie Huisman. There are four windmills in Workum; De Nijlânnermolen, De Snip, Het Heidenschap and Ybema's Molen.

Notable people

  • Aeint Herman de Boer, Dutch businessman who was the owner of Hotel de Boer in Medan, Dutch East Indies
  • Hotze Koch, 22 October 1867, founder of the Quanah Tribune-Chief newspaper
  • Kim H. Veltman (born 1948), Dutch-Canadian historian of science
  • Sybrand Buma (born 1965), Dutch politician

References

  1. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline.

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