Farmsum () is a village in the

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province of

Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Eemsdelta Eemsdelta () is a municipality in the province of Groningen, Netherlands formed from the merger of Appingedam, Delfzijl and Loppersum. The municipality came into existence on 1 January 2021. Geography As of 2020, the areas encompassed by the m ...

History

The village was first mentioned in the 10th or 11th century as "de Fretmarashem", and means "settlement of Fretmar". Farmsum was built on several house ''

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s'' (artificial living hills) in the early middle ages. Farmsum used to be a ''proosdij'' (

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residenc ...

) which ruled over 36 parishes. In 1515, Farmsum was burnt down by

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. Farmsum was an independent municipality from 1808 until 1811 when it became part of

Delfzijl Delfzijl (; gos, Delfsiel) is a city and former municipality with a population of 25,651 in the province of Groningen (province), Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Delfzijl was a sluice between the Delf (canal), Delf and the Ems (riv ...

. In 1814, it was destroyed by the French under

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who had taken Delfzijl and wanted a clearer view on the countryside for defence. Huis te Farmsum was an estate built in the early 13th century. In 1499, it was destroyed by the

city of Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...

. It was finally demolished in 1812. The tower of the Dutch Reformed church was rebuilt between 1856 and 1857. In 1869, the church was rebuilt. The tower was struck by lightning in 1928. Farmsum was home to 1,184 people in 1840.

Notable people

Gerhard Diephuis Gerhardus (Gerard) Diephuis (6 February 1817, Farmsum – 4 November 1892, Groningen (city), Groningen) was a The Netherlands, Dutch jurist. After studies in Groningen (city), Groningen, he was a judge with the arrondissement court in Winschoten ...

, jurist

Gallery

File:Farmsum - kerk - voorgevel.jpg, Church in Farmsum File:F E Morgenstern Sommerabend in Farmsum.jpg, Painting of Farmsum (before 1919) File:Farmsum - verenigingsgebouw NH-kerk.jpg, Former clergy house File:Farmsum - Molenstraat 62.jpg, Villa De Eems

References

External links

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www.farmsum.net
(Dutch only) - More information on Farmsum with a lot of old pictures. {{Authority control Populated places in Groningen (province) Eemsdelta