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Boazum

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Also known as Bozum

Boazum () is a Frisian village in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Netherlands with an approximate population of 397 in January 2017. The Boazum church is an example of romanesque twelfth-century architecture and possesses an Ottonian fresco portraying a beardless Christ.

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It sits within the topics Populated places in Friesland and Súdwest-Fryslân.

Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.

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Boazum
Region
Fryslân
Country
Nederland
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Boazum () is a Frisian village in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Netherlands with an approximate population of 397 in January 2017. The Boazum church is an example of romanesque twelfth-century architecture and possesses an Ottonian fresco portraying a beardless Christ.

==History== The village was first mentioned in 1260 as Bosingum, and "settlement of the people of Bose (person)". Boazum is a terp (artificial living hill) village. It was located on a river leading to the former Middelzee. The stins Walta State was located on the southern part of the terp and was first described in 998. It was demolished in 1839.

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