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Boornbergum

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Boornbergum

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Also known as Boarnburgum

Boornbergum () is a village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,681 in January 2017.

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Place details

Locality
Boornbergum
Region
Fryslân
Country
Nederland
Population
1,660
Timezone
Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Boornbergum
Settlement.native_name
Boarnburgum
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Hervormde Kerk Boombergum new upload.png
Settlement.image_caption
Boornbergum church
Settlement.image_flag
Boornbergum en Kortehemmen vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield
Boornbergum wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map
Map NL Smellingerlân Boarnburgum.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Smallingerland municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map
Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Located in
Smallingerland
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Image
Hervormde Kerk Boombergum new upload.png
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postal code
9212
Commons category
Boornbergum
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Encyclopedic overview

3 sections
Contents
  • Notable residents
  • References
  • External links

Boornbergum () is a village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,681 in January 2017.

The village was first mentioned in 1543 as Berghum, and means hill by river . The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1734 after the bell tower of its medieval predecessor had collapsed the year before. In the 18th century peat was being excavated in the area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boornbergum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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