Mildam ( fry, Mildaam) is a village in
Heerenveen
Heerenveen (, fry, It Hearrenfean ) is a town and municipality in the province of Friesland (Fryslân), in the Northern Netherlands. In 2021, the town had a population of 29,790 (1 January) while the municipality had a population 50,859 (1 July). ...
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 ...
, the
Netherlands
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. It had a population of around 685 in January 2017.
Louis Le Roy's "eco-cathedral" is located here. There is a
windmill
A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called windmill sail, sails or blades, specifically to mill (grinding), mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and ...
in the village,
De Tjongermolen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1523 as tho Meyledam, and either means middle dam or dam of Meila (person). Mildam developed in the 18th century near a place where the river could be crossed. Nowadays, it is more of a suburb of Heerenveen. The current Dutch Reformed church was rebuilt in 1726.
In 1840, Mildam was home to 297 people.
The
Tjongermolen is a ''
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 ...
'' mill built in 1983 to replace a ruinous mill from 1869.
Before 1934, Mildam was part of the
Schoterland municipality.
Gallery
File:Eardere herfoarme tsjerke, Mildaam.jpg, Church and bell tower
File:Mildam bord 03c.JPG, Welcome to Mildam
File:Scheepje.JPG, Sailing boat statue
File:De Tjongermolen Mildam 19.JPG, Windmill De Tjongermolen
References
External links
Populated places in Friesland
Heerenveen
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