Weidum

Weidum is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of 576 in January 2017.

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Place details

Locality: Weidum
Region: Fryslân
Country: Nederland
Population: 510
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Weidum
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Weidum in Friesland. In de gemeente Littenseradeel.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View on Weidum
Settlement.image_flag: Weidum vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Weidum wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Littenseradiel Weidum.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Leeuwarden

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Weidum
Image: In Friesland bij de Amerikaase Windmotor bij Weidum.jpg

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Weidum is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of 576 in January 2017.

==History== The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Wedum, and means "settlement on the pasture". Weidum was a terp (artificial living mound) village from the Middle Ages. Around 1900, most of the terp was excavated. The tower of Dutch Reformed church dates from the early-12th century and was later enlarged. The church itself was built in the 13th century.