Brantgum
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
 Fryslân
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| local community | Noardeast-Fryslân |
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Area - land - water |
3.59 km 2 3.58 km 2 0.01 km 2 |
| Residents | 235 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 21 ' N , 5 ° 56' E |
| height | 3 m NAP |
| Important traffic route |
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| prefix | 0519 |
| Postcodes | 9151-9154 |
| Website | Brantgum homepage |
Brantgum ( West Frisian Brantgum ) is a village in the municipality of Noardeast-Fryslân in the Dutch province of Friesland . It is located northwest of Dokkum and has 235 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
Archaeological finds in Brantgum and on the way from Holwerd to Dokkum suggest that people lived in Brantgum as early as 2000 years ago. However, no statement can be made about their way of life. Brantgum was first mentioned in 1450.
The painter Ids Wiersma (1878–1965) was born on June 21, 1878 in Brantum.
Web links
Commons : Brantgum - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Website of the village (Dutch)
- Information on Brantgum In: friesland-digitaal.eu (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on June 16, 2018 (Dutch)