Spannum

Spannum
Village
Spannum church
Coat of arms
Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality
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Coordinates: 53°8′33″N 5°36′23″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Waadhoeke
Area [1]
• Total	3.33 km^2 (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.4 m (1.3 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	255
• Density	77/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Postal code	8843[1]
Dialing code	0517

Spannum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈspɑnʏm]) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 282 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Spannum. The etymology is unclear.[4] In 1332, an outpost of the monastery Lidlum of Oosterbierum was located in the Spannum.[5] The Dutch Reformed church was restored in 1743 and enlarged in the late-19th century.[6]

Spannum was home to 177 people in 1840.[6] It used to be an isolated village. In 1875, the road to Wommels opened. In 1876, a boarding school for girls opened in Spannum which an emphasis on learning French. The older girls were only allowed to speak French. The school closed in 1905.[6]

Until 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and until 1984 it belonged to Hennaarderadeel municipality.[6]

Gallery

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  Landscape around Spannum
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  Former boarding school

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 8843KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
3. Aantal inwoners per dorp Archived 2017-04-21 at the Wayback Machine - Littenseradiel
4. "Spannum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
5. "Spannum". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
6. "Spannum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.

External links

Media related to Spannum at Wikimedia Commons