Boksum
| province |
 Fryslân
|
| local community |
 Waadhoeke
|
|
Area - land - water |
2.49 km 2 2.46 km 2 0.03 km 2 |
| Residents | 405 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 11 ′ N , 5 ° 44 ′ E |
| Important traffic route |
 
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| prefix | 058 |
| Postcodes | 9026-9027, 9031-9034, 9043 |
| Website | Homepage of Boksum |
Boksum is a village in the municipality of Waadhoeke in the Dutch province of Friesland . The old Dutch spelling Boxum is no longer in use.
history
Like other villages in Menameradiel, Boksum was once situated on the medieval Middelzee . Parts of the old protective dike are still in place today.
During the Eighty Years' War , the battle of Boksum took place here on January 17, 1586 between Spaniards under Johann Baptista von Taxis and Frisian citizens .
Until 2017, Boksum belonged to the Menameradiel community and with this became part of the newly formed Waadhoeke community on January 1, 2018.
Sons and daughters of the place
- Douwe Kalma (1896–1953), one of the most important creators of modern West Frisian literature
Web links
Commons : Boksum - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Place website (Dutch)
- Illustration by Frans Hogenberg from 1586: Graff Wilm von Nassaw applied, Hatt did great things on foot and horse, near Boxum a dorff woll bekant, nitt far from Lewardt in Frieslant, ... ( digitized version )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on June 22, 2018 (Dutch)