Achlum is a village in the

Waadhoeke Waadhoeke is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2018 and consists of the former municipalities of Franekeradeel, het Bildt, Menameradiel and parts of Littenseradiel, all four of which were dis ...

municipality of

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It is approximately 7km southwest of the city of

Franeker Franeker (; fry, Frjentsjer) is one of the eleven historical cities of Friesland and capital of the municipality of Waadhoeke. It is located north of the Van Harinxmakanaal and about 20 km west of Leeuwarden. As of 1 January 2014, it had 12, ...

. Achlum had about 629 inhabitants in January 2014.Aantal inwoners per buurt/dorp
- Franekeradeel

History

Before 2018, the village was part of the

Franekeradeel Franekeradeel (; fry, Frentsjerteradiel) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. It was created in 1984 by combining an earlier Franekeradeel municipality with the city of Franeker and parts of the former municipality of Barradeel. O ...

municipality. The village has a church which dates from the 12th century and is placed atop a so-called

terp A ''terp'', also known as a ''wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt'' or ''værft'', is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides an ...

mound. Around the year 1260 there was a priory of Augustinian nuns, a part of the Lúntsjerk monastery which was destroyed in 1530. At that time the prior in Achlum was rebuilt but in 1572 the

Geuzen Geuzen (; ; french: Les Gueux) was a name assumed by the confederacy of Calvinist Dutch nobles, who from 1566 opposed Spanish rule in the Netherlands. The most successful group of them operated at sea, and so were called Watergeuzen (; ; frenc ...

destroyed it again. In Achlum used to be a butter factory which processed the milk of local farmers to butter. In 1811 a farmer from Achlum called Ulbe Piers Draisma established a mutual fire insurance. The insurance society was called ''Onderlinge Waarborgmaatschappij Achlum''. De Achlumer Molen is a

smock mill The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded, thatched, or shingled tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind. This type ...

in Achlum which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a

Rijksmonument A rijksmonument (, ) is a national heritage site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE) acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. At the end of February 2015, the Netherlands ...

, number 15821. (Click on "Technische Gegevens" to view.) File:Achlum - Achlumer Molen.jpg, De Achlumer Molen

Community

Population

* 2009 - 635 * 2008 - 652 * 2005 - 663 * 2004 - 666 * 2003 - 664 * 2002 - 674 * 2001 - 679 * 2000 - 668 * 1999 - 652 * 1973 - 738 * 1969 - 796 * 1964 - 824 * 1959 - 881 * 1954 - 889

Notable residents

* (1785–1830)), founder of insurance company

Achmea Achmea Holding N.V. is one of the largest suppliers of financial services (mainly insurance) in the Netherlands. The company was formed by a merger of Zilveren Kruis and Avéro Centraal Beheer Groep on January 1, 1995. The roots of Achmea date ...

Gallery

File:Achlum met een monumentale boerderij.jpg, Farm in Achlum File:Dorpsgezicht van het dorp Achlum in Friesland.jpg, Canal view File:Monnikenweg 2.jpg, House in Achlum File:Tanjabuurt 8.jpg, House in Achlum

References

{{Authority control Waadhoeke Populated places in Friesland