Lollum is a village in
Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of
Friesland, the
Netherlands. It had a population of around 360 in January 2017.
There is a restored windmill,
''Meerswal'' in the village.
History
The village was first mentioned in the second half of the 13th century as Lolinghum, and means "settlement of the people of Lolle (person)". See also:
Lolworth in England. Lollum is a ''
terp'' (artificial living hill) village which developed in the middle ages.
It used to be located outside the dike, because the Slachtedyk passes the village to the south.
The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century, and was plastered during the 19th century. The small wooden tower was added in 1883 as a replacement of larger medieval tower.
After the ''
doleantie
The 1886 Dutch Reformed Church split, also known as Doleantie (from Latin language, Latin ''dolere'', 'to feel sorrow') was the name of a prominent schism (religion), schism in the Dutch Reformed Church (''Nederlands Hervormde Kerk'') which took pl ...
'' (schism in the Dutch Reformed church) most of the villagers joined the newly formed
Reformed Church
Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Cal ...
. A church was built 1915 and overshadows its Dutch Reformed colleague.
In 2020, the Reformed Church was transformed into a community house with a local shop and a bed and breakfast in the tower.
Lollum was home to 169 people in 1840.
The polder mill
Meerswal was built in 1903. In 1970, it was destroyed in a storm and rebuilt in 1978.
Before 2011, the village was part of the
Wûnseradiel municipality.
Gallery
File:Lollum een dorp in de Gemeente Sûdwest Fryslân..jpg, View of Lollum
File: Lollum - molen Meerswal.jpg, Windmill ''Meerswal''
References
External links
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Súdwest-Fryslân
Populated places in Friesland