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Tzummarum

Tzummarum (; ) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,414 in January 2014.

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Place details

Locality: Tzummarum
Region: Fryslân
Country: Nederland
Population: 1,205

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Tzummarum
Settlement.native_name: Tsjummearum
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Tzummarum, kerk foto5 2010-04-17 13.32.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: St Martin's church
Settlement.image_flag: Tzummarum vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Tzummarum wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Map NL Frjentsjerteradiel Tsjummearum.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the Franekeradeel municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250

Wikidata facts

Country: Netherlands
Located in: Waadhoeke
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Official website: www.oudtzummarum.nl
Image: Tzummarum, kerk foto5 2010-04-17 13.32.JPG

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Tzummarum (; ) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,414 in January 2014.

==History== The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as de Thumarentum, and means "settlement of Tyedmar (person)". Tzummarum is a terp (artificial living hill) village developed in the 8th century along the Wadden Sea. It was mainly a fishing village. In 1861, the road to Minnertsga was built and village expanded along the road.