Eastrum is a village in
Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of
Friesland, the
Netherlands. It had a population of around 188 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the
Dongeradeel municipality.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1449 as Aesterma, and means "eastern settlement". Eastrum is a ''
terp'' (artificial living mound) village from the middle ages. The ''terp'' is tall, but a large part has been excavated around 1900. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 16th century, but has a 13th century tower.
Mellema State was a castle-like ''
stins
A stins (Dutch, pl. ''stinsen''; from West Frisian ''stienhûs'' utch ''steenhuis''"stone house", shortened to ''stins'', pl. ''stinzen'') is a former stronghold or villa in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Many stinsen carry the name ...
'' which probably dated from the 14th century. About 80% of the area around Eastrum was owned by the Mellemas. In 1735, it was demolished and reused to built Heemstra State in
Oentsjerk
Oentsjerk ( nl, Oenkerk) is a village in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,784 in January 2017. Oentsjerk is known for its agricultural practical training centre and large elderly care ...
.
In 1840, Eastrum was home to 295 people.
In 2006, artefacts were discovered in the ''terp'' during an archaeological exploration dating from 3400 to 2850
BC.
Gallery
File:Huis Fe‹e van Heemstra 17.. Collectie Fries Museum - Oostrum - 20175750 - RCE.jpg, Drawing of Mellema State
File:Steenbakkerij Oostrum.jpg, Brickworks
References
External links
Site about Oostrum
Noardeast-Fryslân
Populated places in Friesland
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