Firdgum ( fry, Furdgum) is a small village in
Waadhoeke in the province of
Friesland, the
Netherlands. It had a population of around 60 in January 2014.
The Dutch reformed church
The Dutch Reformed Church (, abbreviated NHK) was the largest Christian denomination in the Netherlands from the onset of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century until 1930. It was the original denomination of the Dutch Royal Family ...
of Firdgum was demolished in 1794 as it was in a state of disrepair, but the 13th-century church tower still remains to date.
The tower houses a clock dating from 1471. In 1982, the tower was sold to the municipality for
ƒ1,- and was restored between 1986 and 1987.
In the Yeb Hettingaskoalle (a cultural center in nearby
Tzummarum) there is an archaeological support group with a collection of local finds and artefacts and varying expositions of modern artists.
History
The village was first mentioned between 802 and 817 as in Fardincheim, and means "settlement of the people of Fardo (person)".
Firdgum is a ''
terp'' (artificial living hill) village and was located in the far north-eastern corner of
Westergo until
het Bildt
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was ''poldered''.
Firdgum was home to 94 people in 1840.
Much of the ''terp'' was excavated around 1920.
Until 2018, the village was part of the
Franekeradeel municipality and until 1984 it belonged to
Barradeel municipality.
Gallery
File:Furdgum sjoen fanôf de Tsjummearumer kant1.jpg, Village view
File:Dijkshoek, Firdgum, De Mieden.jpg, Village square
File:Zodenhuis Firdgum.JPG, Sod house construction (second attempt)
File:Zijgevel - Firdgum - 20495951 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Firdgum
References
External links
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Waadhoeke
Populated places in Friesland