Winsum | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Coordinates: | 53.1525°N 5.6328°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Waadhoeke |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 8.71 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 0.2 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1,025 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8831 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0517 |
Website: | Official |
Winsum (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈʋɪn.sʏm/) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,038 in January 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Winshyum, and means "settlement of Winika (person)".[4] Winsum developed in the middle ages. It is a terp (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.[5]
The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 15th or early-16th century. The tower has been built around 1880.[6]
Winsum was home to 546 people in 1840.[7] In 1897, the dairy factory Klimop opened in Winsum. It was in operation until 1939. Only the chimney remains.[6]
The windmill Langwert was built in 1974 as a replacement of an 1863 windmill which burnt down on 13 March 1974. It is a polder 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.[8]
Until 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Baarderadeel municipality.[7]