Aalsum

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Aalsum
Flag of Aalsum
flag
Aalsum coat of arms
coat of arms
province Fryslân Fryslân
local community Noardeast-Fryslân
Area
 - land
 - water
4.39  km 2
4.34 km 2
0.05 km 2
Residents 125 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Coordinates 53 ° 20 ′  N , 6 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 53 ° 20 ′  N , 6 ° 0 ′  E
Important traffic route N361
prefix 0519
Postcodes 9101-9102, 9121-9122, 9145-9146, 9148, 9156

Aalsum ( West Frisian Ealsum ) is a village in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân in the Dutch province of Friesland . It is located north of Dokkum and has 125 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).

history

Aalsum Church

Aalsum was built on a terp , which has already been partially removed. In Aalsum there is a church from 1200, dedicated to Catherine of Alexandria .

Population development

  • Population:
    • 1999: 153
    • 2002: 161
    • 2003: 161
    • 2004: 162
    • 2008: 150
    • 2017: 125

Web links

Commons : Aalsum  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on June 16, 2018 (Dutch)