Tzum ( fry, Tsjom) is a village in

Waadhoeke Waadhoeke is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2018 and consists of the former municipalities of Franekeradeel, het Bildt, Menameradiel and parts of Littenseradiel, all four of which were ...

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

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. It had a population of around 1,164 in January 2014. Tzum is known for its 72 metre tall church tower.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1222 as Chzimingen, and means "settlement of Tsjumme (person)". Tzum is a '' terp'' (artificial living hill) village from the beginning of our era. The Dutch Reformed church has a 12th century nave with a 14th century choir. The tower burnt down in 1547, and also the church was severely damaged. A new tower was built between 1548 and 1549 which took - according to legend - exactly 12 months, 12 days and 12 hours. The tower measures and was the tallest church tower in Friesland until the construction of the Saint Boniface church in Leeuwarden. Tzum was home to 633 people in 1840. In 1896, a dairy factory opened in Tzum. After World War II, it developed into a commuter village of

Franeker Franeker (; fry, Frjentsjer) is one of the eleven historical cities of Friesland and capital of the municipality of Waadhoeke. It is located north of the Van Harinxmakanaal and about 20 km west of Leeuwarden. As of 1 January 2014, it had 12 ...

. Up to 2018, the village was part of the

Franekeradeel Franekeradeel (; fry, Frentsjerteradiel) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. It was created in 1984 by combining an earlier Franekeradeel municipality with the city of Franeker and parts of the former municipality of Barradeel. ...

municipality.

Notable people

* Johannes Belksma (1884–1942), missionary * Renier van Tzum was born in the village. He was the ''

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'' or

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of the

Dutch East India Company The United East India Company ( nl, Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the VOC) was a chartered company established on the 20th March 1602 by the States General of the Netherlands amalgamating existing companies into the first joint-stock ...

(''Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie'' or VOC) in

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(1643-1644). He was also VOC ''opperhoofd'' in

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(1644-1646).Historigraphical Institute (''Shiryō hensan-jo''), University of Tokyo
"24 November 1644-27 October 1646 (Volume Nine)"
retrieved 2013-2-6.

Gallery

File:Tzum, Nij Herema RM15868 (1).jpg, Nij Herema File:Tzum, boerderij Wommelserweg 67 RM15874 (2).jpg, Farm in Tzum File:Voorgevel - Tzum - 20210544 - RCE.jpg, Houses in Tzum File:Tsjom (Tzum) - Mûne Fâltum.jpg, Wind mill Fatum

References

External links

* {{Authority control Waadhoeke Populated places in Friesland