Winsum () 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 ), 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 ...

, the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. It had a population of around 1,038 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Winshyum, and means "settlement of Winika (person)". Winsum developed in the middle ages. It 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 hill) village and one of the tallest, however it is not apparent due to the gentle slope. There was a second ''terp'', however it was excavated in the late-19th century. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 15th or early-16th century. The tower has been built around 1880. Winsum was home to 546 people in 1840. In 1897, the dairy factory Klimop opened in Winsum. It was in operation until 1939. Only the chimney remains. The

windmill A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills), pump water, generate electricity, or drive other machinery. Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern period ...

Langwert was built in 1974 as a replacement of an 1863 windmill which burnt down on 13 March 1974. It is a ''

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 ...

'' mill to drain the excess water from the ''polder''. In 2011, it was damaged in a storm. Since 2014, it is once again in operation. Until 2018, the village was part of the

Littenseradiel Littenseradiel () is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands, known in Dutch as Littenseradeel (). The municipality was formed on 1 January 1984 by a merger of the former municipalities Baarderadeel and Hennaarderadeel. On 1 January 201 ...

municipality and before 1984 it belonged to

Baarderadeel Baarderadeel is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Friesland, southwest of Leeuwarden. Since 1984, the area has been a part of the municipality of Littenseradiel.Schroor, Meindert (chief ed.), ''Nieuwe Encyclopedie van Fryslân'', De ...

municipality.

Notable people

* Jo Meynen (1901–1980), politician, minister of war and member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group

Gallery

File:Winsum - Molen Langwert.jpg, Langwert Mill File:N384 - panoramio - StevenL (2).jpg, Turn left for Winsum File:Winsum Franekervaart 2008.jpg, Canal view File:Dubbele arbeiderswoning en boerderij - Winsum - 20495910 - RCE.jpg, Farmer plowing with horse (unknown date)

References

External links

{{Authority control Waadhoeke Populated places in Friesland