Blessum
Sign in to saveBlessum is a small village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 89 in January 2017. Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality.
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- Waadhoeke
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- UTC+01:00
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Blessum is a small village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 89 in January 2017. Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality.
== History == The village was first mentioned between 1250 and 1275 as Blesingum, and means "settlement of the people of Blesse (person)". Blessum is a terp (artificial living hill) village from the early Middle Ages, and was known to be inhabited in the 9th century. It was located along the former Middelzee, and had a little harbour.
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