Idsegahuizum

Also known as Skuzum

Idsegahuizum () is a village in Southwest-Friesland in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 220 in January 2017.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Idsegahuizum
Settlement.native_name: Skuzum
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Idsegahuizum - Hervormde Kerk - 2013 -007.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Idsegahuizum Church
Settlement.image_flag: Idsegahuizen vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Idsegahuizum wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Wûnseradiel Skuzum.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the former Wûnseradiel municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize

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Idsegahuizum () is a village in Southwest-Friesland in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 220 in January 2017.

==History== The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Ytzinghahusum, and means "settlement of the people of Idse (person)". Idsegahuizum is a terp (artificial living hill) village which is located near the former Zuiderzee (nowadays: IJsselmeer). It is an agricultural community which specialises in potatoes and gladioli. The village could only be reached via the sea dike. Between 1876 and 1879, the Makkumermeer was poldered and road was built to Allingawier and the world beyond.