Marsum

Marsum
Marssum
Village
St Pontianus church
St Pontianus church
Location in former Menameradiel municipality
Location in former Menameradiel municipality
Marsum is located in Friesland
Marsum
Marsum
Location in the Netherlands
Marsum is located in Netherlands
Marsum
Marsum
Marsum (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°12′42.8″N 5°43′40.8″E / 53.211889°N 5.728000°E / 53.211889; 5.728000
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
MunicipalityWaadhoeke
Area
[1]
 • Total7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.7 m (2.3 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,055
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Postal code
9034[1]
Dialing code058

Marsum or Marssum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrsʏm]) is a village in Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,052 in January 2017.[3] Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality.

Every year a Marsumer of the year is chosen and awarded an award called the Gilded Shit Broom.[4]

There are two windmills in Marsum, De Marssumermolen and Terpzigt.

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9034GA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ^ Cijfers en feiten - Menameradiel
  4. ^ "Jan en Grietje Sijbesma zijn Marsumer van het jaar 2015". Omrop Fryslân (in Dutch). 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2019-07-21.