Witmarsum (Southwest Fryslân)
 flag |
 coat of arms |
| province |
 Fryslân
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| local community |
 Southwest Fryslân
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Area - land - water |
12.78 km 2 12.6 km 2 0.18 km 2 |
| Residents | 1,735 (Jan 1, 2017) |
| Coordinates | 53 ° 6 ′ N , 5 ° 28 ′ E |
| Important traffic route |
  
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| prefix | 0517 |
| Postcodes | 8742-8745, 8748, 8822, 9257 |
| Website | Homepage of Witmarsum |
Witmarsum ( West Frisian Wytmarsum ) is a place in the municipality of Southwest Fryslân ( province of Friesland ) in the north of the Netherlands . Until 2010 it was the administrative seat of the dissolved municipality of Wûnseradiel .
The small town with 1,735 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is the birthplace of Menno Simons, one of the founders of the Anabaptist movement that developed into the Mennonite Free Church .
Daughters and sons of the church
- Menno Simons (1496–1561), important leader of the Anabaptists
- Pim Mulier (1865–1954), Dutch sports pioneer
Web links
Commons : Witmarsum - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Place website (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on June 19, 2018 (Dutch)