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Jistrum ( nl, Eestrum
) is a village in the municipality
Tytsjerksteradiel
Tytsjerksteradiel () is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. It is named after the town of Tytsjerk, whose name is derived from a person named Tiete. Tiete was a daughter of Tryn, after whom the region (Trynwâlden) is n ...
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 ...
of the
Netherlands
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. It lies northeast of the
Burgumer Mar and had a population of around 921 in January 2017.
The town has a marina that is connected with the lake and lies on the
Zevenwoudenpad. The local soccer club of the town is ''VV Jistrum'', the club is playing in a green shirt with vertical white stripes, white shorts and green socks. It was founded in 1949 and the soccer field is located on the Fjildwei.
voetbalnoord.nl - ''Club page VV Jistrum on voetbalnoord''
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Church
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 and ...
was built in the thirteenth century. This is known because sources name the church as an owner of a pasture in the Mieden around 1230.[Friesch Dagblad
The ''Friesch Dagblad'' (; the first word is spelled ''Fries'' in modern Dutch) is a Dutch daily newspaper founded in 1903. It covers the region of Friesland with news reports written from a protestant perspective. ''Friesch Dagblad'' and its c ...]
, Monumentale kerk van Jistrum: symbool van eeuwenlange vroomheid "> It is a small building in
romanesque style with
gothic style
Gothic or Gothics may refer to:
People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
windows. Eye catching are the
hagioscope
A hagioscope (from Gr. ''άγιος'', holy, and ''σκοπεῖν'', to see) or squint is an architectural term denoting a small splayed opening or tunnel at seated eye-level, through an internal masonry dividing wall of a church in an obliq ...
s in the east
bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a Gulf (geography), gulf, sea, sound (geography), sound, or bight (geogra ...
of the
nave
The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...
. These windows are also known as ''leprozenruitjes'' (windows for people with
leprosy
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria ''Mycobacterium leprae'' or ''Mycobacterium lepromatosis''. Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. This nerve damag ...
). In 2007, the renovation of the church started and the old
Pipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air (called ''wind'') through the organ pipes selected from a keyboard. Because each pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ''ranks ...
of the other church in town was installed.
Schooling
The town has 1 school called Bernemienskip De Greide. This school was founded in 2019 when the schools De Finne and It Iepenstee came in fusion.
Blauwe hoek
The Blauwe Hoek is a recreational beach opened in 2013
Skûlenboarch
The township that lies south of Jistrum is
Skûlenboarch
Skûlenboarch ( nl, Schuilenburg) is a hamlet in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. The hamlet lies south of Jistrum, every house north of Princess Margriet Canal
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equival ...
, every house north of the
Princess Margriet Canal falls officially under the village. The houses south of the canal are officially part of
Eastermar
Eastermar ( nl, Oostermeer) is a village in Tytsjerksteradiel municipality in the province Friesland (''Fryslân'' in West Frisian language, West Frisian) of the Netherlands. It had around 1,575 citizens in January 2017.
History
As early as 40 ...
. A bridge connects the two halves of Skûlenboarch with each other. The ''Joost Wiersmawei'' connects the hamlet with the village and a
cycling path connects the marina with Skûlenboarch.
References
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Populated places in Friesland
Tytsjerksteradiel