Burum (

West Frisian language West Frisian (; ), or simply Frisian ( ; ), is a West Germanic language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland () in the north of the Netherlands, mostly by those of Frisians, Frisian ancestry. It is the most widely spoken of the Frisian ...

: ''Boerum'') is a village in

Noardeast-Fryslân Noardeast-Fryslân () is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2019 and consists of the former municipalities of Dongeradeel, Ferwerderadiel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, all three of which ...

municipality,

Friesland Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...

in the

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. It is the site of a ground station of the Dutch

Nationale SIGINT Organisatie The Nationale SIGINT Organisatie (NSO) was the Dutch signals intelligence (SIGINT) organisation, which was part of the Ministry of Defence, but worked for both the military intelligence and security agency MIVD as for its civilian counterpart ...

(national signals intelligence service), which intercepts satellite communications.Nationale SIGINT Organisatie
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. Retrieved on 13 June 2013. Burum also provides reference signals for Enhanced Automatic Frequency Correction, which help calibrates satellite communications. It had a population of 606 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1408 as Burum, and means neighbourhood. Burum 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. An output of the monastery of

Gerkesklooster Gerkesklooster () is a village in Achtkarspelen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It forms, together with Stroobos, the double village Gerkesklooster-Stroobos. The double village had a population of around 1144 in 2017, with 812 in G ...

was established near the village. During the 13th or 14th century the area around Burum was ''

polder A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrology, hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as levee, dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclamation, Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a ...

ed''. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1784 as a replacement of a medieval church. The

grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that h ...

Windlust was built in 1787 near Burum. In 2012, it burnt down and in 2014, a near identical new wind mill was built. The windmill is operation, but only on a voluntary basis. In 1840, Burum was home to 1,121 people. In 1973, the satellite communication centre opened near Burum. In 2014, the ground station of the Dutch national signals intelligence service was added to the site.

Gallery

File:Tussen Burum en Kollum, schotelantennes foto6 2013-08-25 13.19.jpg, NSO ground station File:Windlust_molen_windmill_Burum.jpg, Windmill ''Windlust'' File:Burum - gereformeerde basisschool.jpg, School in Burum File:Burum - Uithof 4.jpg, Farm in Burum

References

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