Foudgum
Sign in to saveFoudgum is a small village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, Netherlands. It had a population of around 72 as of January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Foudgum is referenced by 61 other articles, and connects out to municipality of the Netherlands, Netherlands and time zone.
The entry is geolocated on the map in FR, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Noardeast-Fryslân and Populated places in Friesland.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Foudgum
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Mariakerk Foudgum.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- St Mary's church
- Settlement.image_flag
- Foudgum vlag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Foudgum wapen.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Map NL Dongeradiel Foudgum.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in the former Dongeradeel 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
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Noardeast-Fryslân
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Foudgum
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Noardeast-Fryslân
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Mariakerk Foudgum.jpg
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- Foudgum
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Foudgum is a small village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, Netherlands. It had a population of around 72 as of January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.
The village was first mentioned in 944 as Fotdenheim. The etymology is unclear. Foudgum is a terp (artificial living mound) village which is relatively in its original shape. There four paths leading to the church which is located on top of the mound. During the 19th century, part of the terp was excavated. The original church was demolished in the 19th century and replaced in 1808. It's currently in use a wedding location. In 1840, Foudgum was home to 112 people.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Foudgum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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