Herbaijum

Herbaijum Hjerbeam
Village
Herbaijum church
Location in the Franekeradeel municipality
Herbaijum Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Franekeradeel
Population  (2014)
• Total	253
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8807
Telephone area	0517

Herbaijum (West Frisian: Hjerbeam) is a small village in Franekeradeel municipality in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and had around 253 citizens in January 2014.

Church

The church was built in the Middle Ages; general estimates point to establishment around the second half of the 13th century. It was dedicated to Nicolaos van Myra.

A near complete restoration of the church, except for the north wall, was undertaken in 1872 under the guidance of architect P.J. Jaarsma. The north wall consists largely of yellow, mediaeval bricks—called kloostermoppen—which were locally repaired. Any missing ones were replaced by similar small, yellow bricks made locally in Frisia. The tower on the west side was probably built in the 1920s, and has a constricted, octagonal spire and is roofed with slate tiles.

According to a gable stone, the church was again restored in 1985.

Demographics

Population

• 1954 - 278
• 1959 - 273
• 1964 - 255
• 1969 - 290
• 1973 - 241
• 2003 - 294

Famous (former) residents of Herbaijum

• Sicco van Goslinga, (Herbaijum, 1664 - Dongjum, September 20, 1730) statesman