Dearsum ( nl, Deersum) is a small village in

Súdwest-Fryslân Southwest Friesland ( fy, Súdwest-Fryslân ) is a municipality in the Northern Netherlands, located in the province of Friesland. It had a population of 84,092 in August 2017. Sneek is the municipal seat. With a total area of 841.56 km2, Sú ...

municipality in the province of

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, the

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. It has a population of around 130 as of January 2017.Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
- CBS Statline

History

Dearsum is founded at the MiddelSeawall on the east side of the

Middelzee The Middelzee (Dutch for "middle sea"; fry, Middelsee), also called Bordine, was the estuary mouth of the River Boorne (West Frisian: ''Boarn'') now in the Dutch province of Friesland. It ran from as far south as Sneek northward to the Wadden S ...

. There are archaeological finds in the area made of for the era. after the Middelzee had silted there were significant pieces of new land in the village. Before 2014, the village was part of the

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municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Rauwerdhem municipality.

Church

The church of Dearsum is Built at the late 12th century, but when after all the thoughts replaced an earlier, wooden church. The Church has a number of Romanesque features, but also Gothic elements, who so the result will be subsequent adjustments. So there is a closed masonry arch in the north wall (15th century) and pointed arch windows in the south wall (16th century). Those windows are – just like the only round arch window in the south wall – divided by stone. The tower with gable roof has on all four sides two round arched belfry.

Interior

The church has a plain interior. yet are a few extraordinary to view. Such is the south side of the choir the piscina. It is in the wall fitted sink for washing of the stuff that the priest used at the Eucharist. The piscina is at a pointed arch alcove. Above the middle A stone list (the only one in Friesland), where the ampoules could be put on. If the priest rinse the dishes, he let God's water over God's field flowing. In the north wall is also considerable alcove, will be used as storage. The pulpit is from the 19th century and at a renovation put against the shaft wall. below is an altar stone from the

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time. He is recognized by the

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at the corners and in the middle. The banks are new.

Organ

The organ was built by the Leeuwarder brothers Adema in 1875. It seems like that this is the first instrument of the church was. The literature makes no mention about an older organ, which by the Adema-organ was replaced.

Community

Population

Notable people

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(born 1973), a former

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and winner of a gold medal at the Winter Olympics 1998 1000 meter.

Notable buildings

* The Protestant church of Dearsum

Gallery

File:Het terpdorp Dearsum in Friesland.jpg, St Nicholas' Church File:Aanzicht woonhuis - Deersum - 20047841 - RCE.jpg, House in Dearsum (1968)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Súdwest-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland