Brantgum is a village in

Noardeast-Fryslân Noardeast-Fryslân is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2019 and consists of the former municipalities of Dongeradeel, Ferwerderadiel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, all three of which dissol ...

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

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. It had a population of around 236 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the

Dongeradeel Dongeradeel (; fy, Dongeradiel ) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Ferwerderadiel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân. History Donge ...

municipality.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Brontegum, and means "settlement of the people of Brand (person)". Brantgum is a ''

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 ...

'' (artificial living mound) village with a radial structure which probably dates from several centuries

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. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 12th century and was extended during the 15th and 16th century. Between 1876 and 1877, the neoclassical tower was added. In 1840, Brantgum was home to 295 people. In 1852, the ''terp'' was cut in two by the construction of the main road from

Dokkum Dokkum is a Dutch fortified city in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland. It has 12,669 inhabitants (February 8, 2020). The fortifications of Dokkum are well preserved and are known as the ''bolwerken'' (bulwarks). ...

Holwerd Holwert is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland. It had a population of around 1,607 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality. The ferry to ...

. The southern part of the ''terp'' was excavated during the late-19th century. Brantgum probably had a school since 1540, however it was closed in 2014–2015 due to lack of students.

Notable people

* (1878–1965), painter and draughtsman

Gallery

File:Brantgum, Lytse Buorren.jpg, Houses in Brantgum File:Brantgum, strjitwei fan Dokkum nei Holwert.jpg, Main road File:Brantgum Dongeradeel.jpg, Welcome to Brantgum File:Ids Wiersma door Gosse Dam Brantgum.jpg, Statue of by

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External links

Noardeast-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub