Koudum

Koudum is a village in the northern Netherlands. It is located in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland (Fryslân: Frysk). [1] Nearby villages include Molkwerum to the west, Workum to the north and Hemelum to the south. The population of Koudum was 2,700 in 2019.[2][3] The nearest train station is the Koudum-Molkwerum railway station.[4]

Koudum
Village
Martini church
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in the former Nijefurd municipality
Koudum
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Súdwest-Fryslân
Population
 (2017)
 • Total2,700
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8723
Dialing code0514
Websitehttps://koudum.nl/toeristische-informatie/#1526195819562-68bb9df0-88f5

There is a restored windmill in the village, De Vlijt.

  • View to the village from the polder
  • Windmill De Vlijt

History

Before 2011, Koudum was the seat of the former municipality of Nijefurd. Before 1984, it was part of Hemelumer Oldeferd municipality.

Population
  • 1954 - 1,966
  • 1959 - 1,861
  • 1964 - 1,915
  • 1969 - 2,213
  • 1973 - 2,268
  • 2004 - 2,600
  • 2017 - 2,695
  • 2019 - 2,700 [5]

De Vlijt

De Vlijt is a restored windmill in the village. The mill was originally built in the 18th century as a polder mill in Oppenhuizen or Sneek.[6][7] In 1986, the mill was moved to its current location and rebuilt into a corn rack mill.[3]

References
  1. "Omgeving Kuilart". De Kuilart [EN]. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  2. Statistiek, Centraal Bureau voor de. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2019". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  3. "Koudum". De Kuilart [EN]. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  4. "Koudum-Molkwerum - OV in Nederland Wiki". wiki.ovinnederland.nl. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  5. "Koudum", Wikipedy (in Western Frisian), 2020-02-11, retrieved 2020-02-11
  6. "De Vlijt (Koudum)", Wikipedia (in Dutch), 2018-08-17, retrieved 2020-02-11
  7. "De Vlijt, Koudum", Wikipedia, 2019-11-24, retrieved 2020-02-11

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