Jirnsum

Jirnsum () is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,360 in January 2017.

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Settlement.name: Jirnsum
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Jirnsum, kerk foto1 2011-04-24 10.55.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Jirnsum Church
Settlement.image_flag: Jirnsum vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Jirnsum wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Boarnsterhim Jirnsum.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Boarnsterhim municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands

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Jirnsum () is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,360 in January 2017.

==History== The village was first mentioned between 1399 and 1401 as Yrntzom, and means "settlement of the people of Irin". Jirnsum developed as a terp (artificial living mound) living along the river. Later, it became a road village. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1877. The Mennonite church dates from 1684 and received its current form in 1866. In 1840, Jirnsum was home to 525 people. In 1868, the Grou-Jirnsum railway station opened.