Arum is a village in the

Súdwest-Fryslân Southwest Friesland ( ) is a municipality in the northern Netherlands, located in the province of Friesland. It had a population of 89,999 in January 2021. Sneek is the municipal seat. With a total area of 841.56 km2, Southwest-Friesland is ...

municipality in the

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province of

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. It is about 5 km southeast of the city of Harlingen. The village itself has about 895 inhabitants. The surrounding countryside that belongs to Arum, including the hamlets of and , has a population of about 180 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned around 1400 as Aeldrum, and could mean "settlement of Alder (person)". Arum is a ''

terp A ''terp'', also known as a ''wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt'' or ''værft'', is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides and ...

'' (artificial living mound) village which dates from the beginning of the Christian era and was located at the Marneslenk. In 1380, the was fought near the village between the monks of the monasteries Ludingakerk (near Midlum) and Oldeklooster (near Hartwert), in which more than 130 men died. The

Arumer Zwarte Hoop The Arumer Zwarte Hoop, meaning "Black Army of Arum" () was an army of peasant rebels and mercenaries in Friesland fighting against the Habsburg authorities from 1515 to 1523. For four years they were successful under the former farmer Pier Gerlo ...

(Black Hope of Arum) was an army of peasants and mercenaries led by Grutte Pier (

Pier Gerlofs Donia Pier Gerlofs Donia ( – 28 October 1520) was a Frisian farmer, rebel leader, and pirate. He is best known by his West Frisian nickname ''Grutte Pier'' ('Big Pier'; in the pre-1980 West Frisian spelling written as ''Greate Pier''), or by the D ...

) who revenged the failed attack of

Holland Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former provinces of the Netherlands, province on the western coast of the Netherland ...

, and as a pirate army plundered and raided cities in Holland from 1515 until 1518. The peasant army was supported and financed by the

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. The Dutch Reformed church used to date from 1664 or 1665 and had a tower from the late-12th century. In 1836, the church was struck by lightning and burnt down and was rebuilt the next year using many of the original stones. Arum was home to 972 people in 1840. Up to 1850, the village was concentrated around the intersection of the canal to

Franeker Franeker (; ) is one of the eleven historical City rights in the Low Countries, cities of Friesland and capital of the municipality of Waadhoeke. It is located north of the Van Harinxmakanaal and about west of Leeuwarden. As of 2023, it had 13,0 ...

and the road from Harlingen to

Bolsward Bolsward (, West Frisian: ''Boalsert'') is a city in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Bolsward has a population of just under 10,200. It is located 10 km W.N.W. of Sneek. History The town is founded on th ...

. In 1850, the road was paved, and a

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developed along the road. The former

inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway. Before the advent of motorized transportation, they also provided accomm ...

De Gekroonde Leeuw is a square villa from 1876 which used to double as a tram stop. Before 2011, the village was part of the

Wûnseradiel Wûnseradiel () is a former Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Friesland province of the northern Netherlands, at the eastern end of the ''Afsluitdijk''. The official (legal) name of the municipality is in the West Frisian lang ...

municipality.

Gallery

File:Sytzamaweg 5.jpg , Warehouse "De Schepeling" File:20190903 Arumervaart in Arum.jpg, Canal view File:20190903 Harlingervaart bij Arum.jpg, Little foot bridge File:Zilverstreek 5, voorgevel - Arum - 20025737 - RCE.jpg, Street view (1982)

References

{{Authority control Súdwest-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland