Marsum

Marsum or Marssum is a small village in Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1052 in January 2017.[1] Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality, it was previously part of Menameradiel or Menaldumadeel municipality.

Marsum
Village
St Pontianus church
Location in former Menameradiel municipality
Marsum
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°12′42.8″N 5°43′40.8″E
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Waadhoeke
Population
 (2017)
  Total1,052
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9034
Telephone area058

Every year a Marsumer of the year is chosen and awarded an award called the Gilded Shit Broom.[2]

There are two windmills in Marsum, De Marssumermolen and Terpzigt.

References

  1. Cijfers en feiten - Menameradiel
  2. "Jan en Grietje Sijbesma zijn Marsumer van het jaar 2015". Omrop Fryslân (in Dutch). 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
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