Winsum
Encyclopedia
Winsum is a municipality
and a town
in the northeastern Netherlands
.
The town of Winsum was officially established in 1057 as the fusion of three historic villages: Obergum (North), Winsum (center) and Bellingeweer (South). The majority of the town's 8,000 inhabitants commute
to the nearby city Groningen.
The town boasts two traditional Dutch wind mills, two historic churches, two canals, and one of the Netherlands' oldest taverns. The two mills, "De Ster" ("The Star") and "De Vriendschap" ("The Friendship") were built in 1851 and 1801 respectively. The building that the tavern "De Gouden Karper" ("The Golden Carp") now occupies has been in use as a tavern since the 16th century, and is the oldest (unverified) in the Netherlands.
, Aduarderzijl, Alinghuizen, Allersma, Antum, Arwerd, Baflo
, Bellingeweer, Beswerd, Bolshuizen, Dingen
, De Raken, De Vennen, Den Andel, Duisterwinkel, Ernstheem, Ezinge
, Feerwerd, Garnwerd, Groot Wetsinge, Hammeland, Hardeweer, Harssens
, Hekkum, Hiddingezijl, Klein Wetsinge, Krassum, Lutje Marne, Lutke Saaksum, Maarhuizen, Obergum, Oldenzijl, Oostum, Ranum
, Rasquert, Saaxumhuizen, Sauwerd
, Schapehals, Schaphalsterzijl, Schilligeham, Schifpot, Het Schoor, Suttum, Takkebos, Tijum, Tinallinge, Valkum, Wierum
, Wierumerschouw, Wildeveld and Winsum.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
and a town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the northeastern 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...
.
The town of Winsum was officially established in 1057 as the fusion of three historic villages: Obergum (North), Winsum (center) and Bellingeweer (South). The majority of the town's 8,000 inhabitants commute
Commuting
Commuting is regular travel between one's place of residence and place of work or full time study. It sometimes refers to any regular or often repeated traveling between locations when not work related.- History :...
to the nearby city Groningen.
The town boasts two traditional Dutch wind mills, two historic churches, two canals, and one of the Netherlands' oldest taverns. The two mills, "De Ster" ("The Star") and "De Vriendschap" ("The Friendship") were built in 1851 and 1801 respectively. The building that the tavern "De Gouden Karper" ("The Golden Carp") now occupies has been in use as a tavern since the 16th century, and is the oldest (unverified) in the Netherlands.
Population centers
Abbeweer, AdorpAdorp
Adorp is a village in the municipality of Winsum, in the Netherlands. It is located about 6 km north of Groningen.Until 1990, Adorp was a separate municipality.Adorp is next to Sauwerd and Groningen...
, Aduarderzijl, Alinghuizen, Allersma, Antum, Arwerd, Baflo
Baflo
Baflo is a village in the municipality of Winsum, Netherlands.Famous people born in Baflo include humanist Rudolf Agricola and jurist Gezina van der Molen ....
, Bellingeweer, Beswerd, Bolshuizen, Dingen
Dingen
Dingen is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
, De Raken, De Vennen, Den Andel, Duisterwinkel, Ernstheem, Ezinge
Ezinge
Ezinge is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Winsum, about 12 km northwest of the city of Groningen.Ezinge was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Winsum.-External links:*...
, Feerwerd, Garnwerd, Groot Wetsinge, Hammeland, Hardeweer, Harssens
Harssens
Harssens was a town located in Groningen, The Netherlands. It was already established in 14th Century with a coat of arms of a blue 'griffioen' . In 1604 when Warmolus Hilbrandus addressed Kaiser Rudolf II of the Holy Roman Empire the Kaiser made Hildbrandus lord of the estate and recognized the...
, Hekkum, Hiddingezijl, Klein Wetsinge, Krassum, Lutje Marne, Lutke Saaksum, Maarhuizen, Obergum, Oldenzijl, Oostum, Ranum
Ranum
Ranum is a town in the community of Løgstør and the Vesthimmerland municipality in Denmark.Ranum is situated approx. 10 km south of Løgstør with a population of 1,108 , this area is part of "Rural" Denmark with very low population....
, Rasquert, Saaxumhuizen, Sauwerd
Sauwerd
Sauwerd is a village in the municipality of Winsum, Groningen, Netherlands.The village of Sauwerd is 10 to 15 kilometers away from its nearest city Groningen. The village is built on a wierde, to which it also owes its name. It is inhabited by an estimated 1,100 people...
, Schapehals, Schaphalsterzijl, Schilligeham, Schifpot, Het Schoor, Suttum, Takkebos, Tijum, Tinallinge, Valkum, Wierum
Wierum
Wierum is a small village in Dongeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 390 citizens.It features in The Wheel On The School by Meindert DeJong, where it has been renamed Shora. Wierum was DeJong's birthplace....
, Wierumerschouw, Wildeveld and Winsum.