Boornbergum ( fry, Boarnburgum) is a village in
Smallingerland
Smallingerland (; fy, ) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands.
Population centres
Boornbergum, De Tike, De Veenhoop, De Wilgen, Drachten (main town), Drachtstercompagnie, Goëngahuizen, Houtigehage, Kortehemmen ...
municipality in the province 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 ...
, the
Netherlands
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. It had a population of around 1,681 in January 2017.
The village was first mentioned in 1543 as Berghum, and means hill by river .
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1734 after the bell tower of its medieval predecessor had collapsed the year before.
In the 18th century
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was being excavated in the area.
Boornbergum was home to 328 people in 1840.
In 1893, a dairy factory opened in Boornbergum. The factory has been turned in office space and apartments.
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Populated places in Friesland
Smallingerland
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