Hieslum is a small village in
Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of
Friesland, the
Netherlands. It had a population of around 90 in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned between 825 and 842 as Hasalon, and means "settlement near hazel trees (''
corylus avellana'')".
Hieslum is a ''
terp'' (artificial living hill) living which used to be located between lakes, however the lakes have been ''
polder
A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are:
# Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed
# Flood plains s ...
ed''.
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1874 as a replacement of a church from around 1300. It is almost identical to the church of
Idsegahuizum.
Hieslum was home to 64 people in 1840.
Before 2011, the village was part of the
Wûnseradiel municipality.
References
External links
Súdwest-Fryslân
Populated places in Friesland
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