Marum

Also known as Gemeente Marum

Marum () is a town and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The municipality was merged into the municipality of Westerkwartier on 1 January 2019.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Marum
Settlement.settlement_type: Town and former municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Marum Townhall.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Marum town hall
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Marum.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Marum wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0025 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Marum in a municipal map of Groningen
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Groningen
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 23px Westerkwartier

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Former population centres
Notable people
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Marum () is a town and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The municipality was merged into the municipality of Westerkwartier on 1 January 2019.

== History == Marum is located in the peat area, and was an agricultural village. It was first mentioned in 1385 and probably means village near the lake. In 1795, it was home to 351 people.

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