Aalsum
Ealsum | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Aalsum church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality | |
  Aalsum Location in the Netherlands  Aalsum Aalsum (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°20′18″N 6°00′16″E / 53.33833°N 6.00444°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality | Noardeast-Fryslân |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0.5 m (1.6 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 130 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9121[1] |
| Dialing code | 0519 |
Aalsum (West Frisian: Ealsum) is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland.[3] It is located in the municipality Noardeast-Fryslân, about 1 km north of Dokkum. It had a population of around 125 in January 2017[4]
Aalsum is built on a partially excavated terp, around a church originally dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria, which dates back to approximately 1200 AD.[5]
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9121CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Aaslum Friesland website". Archived from the original on 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Aantal inwoners - Gemeente Dongeradeel -". Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ L.PIGORINI, I terpen della Frisia, "Bullettino di Paletnologia Italiana VII, 1881, pp. 110-122; L.PIGORINI, Le prime città della Frisia, "Nuova Antologia", n. 60, 1881, pp. 225–235; R. MUNRO, Notes of a visit to a terp mound at Aalzum, in North Friesland, Holland. “Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland" vol. XXIII, vol. XI new Series, 1889, pp. 98–105.