Jellum

Jellum
Village
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality
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Coordinates: 53°9′44″N 5°44′38″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Leeuwarden
Area [1]
• Total	3.25 km^2 (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.9 m (3.0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	150
• Density	46/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Postal code	9026[1]
Dialing code	058

Jellum is a village in Leeuwarden in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 142 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Helmum, and means "settlement of the people of Helm (person)".[4] The Dutch Reformed church dated from around 1700. In 1893, it was struck by lightning and both the church and tower burnt down. In 1895, it was rebuilt with a 21 metres (69 ft) tall tower. In 1840, Jellum was home to 96 people.[5]

Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Baarderadeel municipality.[5]

Gallery

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  Church of Jellum
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  Welcome to Jellum
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  View of Jellum with a rainbow

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 9026BA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
3. Aantal inwoners per dorp Archived 2017-04-21 at the Wayback Machine - Littenseradiel
4. "Jellum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
5. "Jellum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

External links

• Media related to Jellum at Wikimedia Commons