Marrum is a village in
Noardeast-Fryslân
Noardeast-Fryslân is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2019 and consists of the former municipalities of Dongeradeel, Ferwerderadiel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, all three of which di ...
municipality in the province of
Friesland, the
Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,462 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the
Ferwerderadiel
Ferwerderadiel () is a former municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is West Frisian, the Dutch name is Ferwerderadeel (). In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Dongeradeel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruis ...
municipality.
2006 horse rescue operation
In 2006 following a storm nearly 100 horses were stranded on a small mud island. Eventually they were rescued after seven women equestrians organised by Norma Miedema through an internet forum rode out through the water and then rode back leading the horses to safety (Susan Fransen riding Blizzard, Micky Nijboer riding Berber, Antje Dijkstra riding Humphrey, Hinke Lap riding Guinever, Christina Stormer riding Perfeft and Fardow de Rueter riding King). A memorial was subsequently erected to mark the bravery and ingenuity of these women.
Windmills
There are two windmills in Marrum,
''De Grote Molen'' and
''De Phenix''. A third mill,
''De Kleilânsmole'' was dismantled in 2010 for restoration and rebuilding at
Ferwert
Ferwert ( nl, Ferwerd) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1787 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality.
History
The vi ...
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File:Station Marrum-Westernijkerk.jpg, Former railwaystation
File:De Grote Molen Marrum 02c.JPG, De Grote molen
File:Kleilansmole Marrum 19.JPG, De Kleilânsmole
File:Dephenix.jpg, De Phenix
References
External links
website about Marrum
Noardeast-Fryslân
Populated places in Friesland
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