Midlum ( fry, Mullum) is a village in north
Netherlands
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. It is located in the municipality of
Harlingen,
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 ...
and has a population of around 645.
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Middelum, and means "settlement in the middle". The church dates from around 1200. In 1840, it was home to 439 people. The village used to be part of , but was moved to the municipality of Harlingen in 1971.
Transportation
''Midlum-Herbaijum'' railway station was on the Harlingen -
Stiens
Stiens is a town in the municipality of Leeuwarden, Netherlands. As of January 2017, the town has a population of about 7,545. Between 1944 and 2018, it was the capital of the municipality of Leeuwarderadeel.
History
The village was first mentione ...
line of the
North Friesland Railway
The Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (North Friesland Railway) was a railway serving the sparsely populated north of the Dutch province of Friesland. It was operated by the North Friesland Local Railway Company (Dutch: ''Noord-Friesche Lo ...
, which opened on 1 October 1903 to Tzummarum and
Harlingen on 2 May 1904. The passenger service ceased on 15 May 1936. Closure of the line to Harlingen was on 11 January 1938 and to Tzummarum on 7 December 1961.
References
Gallery
File:Kop-hals-rompboerderij-uit-midlum.jpg, Farm in Midlum
File:Kerkstraat 5-7.jpg, Houses in Midlum
External links
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Harlingen, Netherlands
Populated places in Friesland
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