Workum

Also known as Warkum

Workum () is a city located in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland, Netherlands. It received city rights in 1399 and is one of the eleven cities of Friesland. It had a population of 4,435 in January 2017.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Workum
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Workum, de Waag-Museum Warkums Erfskip RM39461 IMG 2394 2018-04-18 15.26.jpg
Settlement.image_size: 280px
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Workum.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Workum_wapen.svg
Settlement.image_map: Workum-OpenTopo.jpg
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Workum
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands

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Notable people
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==Overview== Workum is best known for its museum dedicated to the artist Jopie Huisman. There are four windmills in Workum; De Nijlânnermolen, De Snip, It Heidenskip and Ybema's Molen.