Hemelum
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HemelumHemelum ( is a small village in Súdwest Fryslân
, in the province Friesland
of the Netherlands
. A 2002 census reported approximately 589 citizens (2002).
, some states and a convent
. The nunnery of Benedictine Order was one of the first convents at Friesland. outside nuns lived at the convent also Beguines. The convent was dependent on the Abbot
of Stavorum.
In the Middle Ages
lived in Hemelum The noble families Epema and Galama.
of Hemelum is In 1668 built on the foundations of the old convent church. This convent tradition has at the end of the 20th century received a continuationwhen in the village a conventof the Russian Orthodox church was established.
companies, including a bungalow parc.
witch Workum
as capital.
Súdwest Fryslân
Súdwest-Fryslân is a municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. Sneek is the capital city of the municipality.It was formed in 2011 from the old municipalities of Bolsward, Nijefurd, Sneek, Wûnseradiel and Wymbritseradiel....
, in the province Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. A 2002 census reported approximately 589 citizens (2002).
Convent
The first information about Hemelum is from 1180. Hemelum had a stinsStins
A stins is a former stronghold or villa in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Many stinsen carry the name "state."...
, some states and a convent
Convent
A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion...
. The nunnery of Benedictine Order was one of the first convents at Friesland. outside nuns lived at the convent also Beguines. The convent was dependent on the Abbot
Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
of Stavorum.
In the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
lived in Hemelum The noble families Epema and Galama.
Russian Orthodox
The Dutch Reformed ChurchDutch Reformed Church
The Dutch Reformed Church was a Reformed Christian denomination in the Netherlands. It existed from the 1570s to 2004, the year it merged with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands to form the Protestant Church in the...
of Hemelum is In 1668 built on the foundations of the old convent church. This convent tradition has at the end of the 20th century received a continuationwhen in the village a conventof the Russian Orthodox church was established.
Farmers
The Most people in and around Hemelum used to be farmers. In 1896 was by the farmers the steam Dairy factory Coöperatieve Stoomzuivelfabriek Hemelum founded, an important source of employment for the village. Since 1974, the building used as a water sports company (including a sailing school). In and around the village came more tourismTourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
companies, including a bungalow parc.
Gemeentelijke Herindeling
to the Municipal amalgamation in 1984 was Hemelum in the former municipality Hemelumer Aldeferd, witch Koudum as capital. until 2011 was Hemelum in the municipality NijefurdNijefurd
Nijefurd is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland.It was formed in 1984 from the old municipalities of Hindeloopen, Stavoren, and Workum, and part of Hemelumer Oldeferd....
witch Workum
Workum
Workum is the largest town of Nijefurd in Friesland. It received city rights in 1374. It lies within the municipality of Nijefurd. Currently has around 4000 inhabitants....
as capital.
Population
- 1954 - 728
- 1959 - 644
- 1964 - 620
- 1969 - 557
- 1973 - 532
- 2001 - 585