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Jirnsum (Dutch: Irnsum[3]) is a village in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,360 in January 2017.[4]
History
The village was first mentioned between 1399 and 1401 as Yrntzom, and means "settlement of the people of Irin".[5] Jirnsum developed as a terp (artificial living mound) living along the Boorne river. Later, it became a road village. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1877. The Mennonite church dates from 1684 and received its current form in 1866.[6] In 1840, Jirnsum was home to 525 people.[7] In 1868, the Grou-Jirnsum railway station opened.[8]
Before 2014, Jirnsum was part of Boarnsterhim municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Rauwerdhem.[7]
Notable people
- Martijn Theodoor Houtsma (1851–1943), orientalist and professor.[9]
Gallery
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Sluice at the Dille River -
Cat statue -
House in Jirnsum -
Streets or Jirnsum (1968)
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9011TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Taalunie (2021). "Friese namen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
- ^ "Jirnsum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Jirnsum" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Jirnsum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "station Grou- Jirnsum". Stationweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Biografisch lexicon voor de geschiedenis van het Nederlands protestantisme" (in Dutch). Huygens Institute. 2006. p. 129. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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