Wierum

Wierum is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands with a population of around 339 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.

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Settlement.name: Wierum
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: De Mariakerk van Wierum achter de zeedijk.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: St Mary's church alongside the sea shore
Settlement.image_flag: Wierum vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Wierum (Friesland) wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Dongeradiel Wierum.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
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: Noardeast-Fryslân

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Official name: Wierum
Image: 2023 Wierum, doarpssicht.jpg

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Commons category: Wierum (Friesland)

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== History == The village was first mentioned in 1335 as Weyrum, and probably means terp (artificial living mound). Wierum is a terp village which developed in the early middle ages. The northern part of the terp was washed away by the Wadden Sea which gives the church an eccentric appearance. It used to be a fishing village. The Dutch Reformed church was built around 1200. The tower was restored in 1984.