Spannum () is a village in
Waadhoeke municipality 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 282 in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Spannum. The etymology is unclear.
In 1332, an outpost of the monastery Lidlum of
Oosterbierum was located in the Spannum.
The Dutch Reformed church was restored in 1743 and enlarged in the late-19th century.
Spannum was home to 177 people in 1840.
It used to be an isolated village. In 1875, the road to
Wommels
Wommels is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,216 in January 2017.
History
The village was first mentioned in the second half of the 13th century as Wimeling ...
opened. In 1876, a
boarding school
A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. As they have existed for many centuries, and now exten ...
for girls opened in Spannum which an emphasis on learning French. The older girls were only allowed to speak French. The school closed in 1905.
Until 2018, the village was part of the
Littenseradiel municipality and until 1984 it belonged to
Hennaarderadeel municipality.
Gallery
File:Tussen Kûbaard en Spannum, panorama foto1 2011-04-26 12.53.JPG, Landscape around Spannum
File:Voorgevel en rechter zijgevel voormalig internaat - Spannum - 20345766 - RCE.jpg, Former boarding school
References
External links
Waadhoeke
Populated places in Friesland
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