Winsum () is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

and a former

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in the northeastern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. On 1 January 2019 the municipality merged with the municipalities of Bedum,

De Marne De Marne () is a former municipality in the northeast of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Bedum, Eemsmond and Winsum to form the new municipality Het Hogeland. Population centres Broek, Eenrum, Hornhui ...

and

Eemsmond Eemsmond (; en, Ems Mouth) is a former municipality with a population of 15,864 in the north of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Bedum, De Marne and Winsum t ...

to form the new municipality Het Hogeland. The town of Winsum was officially established in 1057 as the fusion of three historic villages:

Obergum Obergum is part of the town Winsum ( Groningen, Netherlands) that lies north of the Winsumerdiep. Originally it was a separate village. Winsum and Obergum have been connected since 1808 by the bridge ''De Boog'' (The Arch). The village is built ...

(North), Winsum (center) and

Bellingeweer Bellingeweer is part of the town of Winsum, in Groningen, Netherlands. Originally, it was an independent village built on a ''wierde A ''terp'', also known as a ''wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt'' or ''værft'', is an art ...

(South). The majority of the town's 8,000 inhabitants

commute Commute, commutation or commutative may refer to: * Commuting, the process of travelling between a place of residence and a place of work Mathematics * Commutative property, a property of a mathematical operation whose result is insensitive to th ...

to the nearby city Groningen. The town boasts two traditional Dutch wind mills, two historic churches, two

canals Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow un ...

, and one of the Netherlands' oldest taverns. The two mills, "De Ster" ("The Star") and "De Vriendschap" ("The Friendship") were built in 1851 and 1801 respectively. The building that the tavern "De Gouden Karper" ("The Golden Carp") now occupies has been in use as a tavern since the 16th century, and is the oldest (unverified) in the Netherlands.

Twin town

Winsum is twinned with

Sport

Cycling

Winsum hosted the start and finish of stage 4a during the

2012 Energiewacht Tour The 2012 Energiewacht Tour was the second edition of the Energiewacht Tour women's cycling stage race. It was rated by the UCI as category 2.2, and was held between 4 and 8 April 2012 in the Netherlands. The tour was won by Ina-Yoko Teutenberg ah ...

and the individual time trial (stage 3a) at the

2013 Energiewacht Tour The 2013 Energiewacht Tour is the third edition of the Energiewacht Tour women's cycling stage race. It is rated by the UCI as category 2.2, and is held between 3 and 7 April 2013 in the Netherlands. Twenty-four teams of 6 riders take part. There ...

. Due to the success of the 2012 Energiewacht Tour the city became host city for the men's and women's 2013 Dutch National Time Trial Championships on 19 June 2013. The individual time trial at the

took place on the same course.

Notable people

Rodolphus Agricola Rodolphus Agricola ( la, Rudolphus Agricola Phrisius; August 28, 1443, or February 17, 1444 – October 27, 1485) was a pre- Erasmian humanist of the Northern Low Countries, famous for his knowledge of Latin and Greek. He was an educator, music ...

(ca.1443–1485) a pre-Erasmian humanist, a Hebrew scholar, an educator, musician and builder of a church organ * Wigbolt, Baron Ripperda (ca.1535–1573) city governor of Haarlem when the city was under siege in the Eighty Years' War *

Hermanus Numan Hermanus Numan (1744 – 9 March 1820) was a Dutch painter, draftsman, pastellist, etcher, engraver, watercolorist, set painter, decorator (interiors), art theorist, and publisher.Gezina van der Molen Gezina Hermina Johanna van der Molen ( Baflo, 20 January 1892 - Aerdenhout, 9 October 1978) was a Dutch legal scholar and resistance fighter during the Second World War. From 1924 to 1929, she studied law at the Free University of Amsterdam — th ...

(1892-1978) legal scholar and resistance fighter during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

Ranomi Kromowidjojo Ranomi Kromowidjojo (; born 20 August 1990) is a retired Dutch swimmer of mixed Dutch- Javanese Surinamese origin who mainly specialises in sprint freestyle events. She is a triple Olympic champion, winning the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m free ...

(born 1990) Dutch swimmer, triple Olympic champion, winning the gold medals at the

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and 2012 Summer Olympics

Gallery

File:Overzicht van de ligging kerk ten opzichte van de pastorie - Winsum - 20530301 - RCE.jpg, Church and clergy house File:Winsum - Hoofdstraat Winsum 70.jpg, Town hall File:Overzicht linker zijgevel - Winsum - 20364317 - RCE.jpg, Inn De Gouden Karper File:Winsum (gr.)-hoofdstraat.jpg, Main street

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Het Hogeland Former municipalities of Groningen (province) Populated places in Groningen (province) Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2019 Artificial dwelling hills