Akkrum is a village in the

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province of

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. It is located in the municipality

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, about 17 km south of the city of

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. Akkrum had about 3,395 inhabitants in 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Ackrom. The etymology is unclear. Akkrum started as a ''

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'' (artificial living mound) village, and developed into a

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which served as the regional centre. It started to grow when the main road

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and later a railway line were built next to Akkrum. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1759 as a replacement of a medieval church. The tower dates from 1882. In 1840, Akkrum was home to 1,121 people. The polder mill Mellemolen was built in 1849 to drain excess water from the Polslootpolder. In 1972, the mill was toppled in a storm, and restored in 1976. The mill was surrounded by industry and it was moved two kilometers in 2003 to 2004. It only operates on a voluntary basis. Before 2014, Akkrum was part of the

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municipality and before 1984 it was part of Utingeradeel.

Transportation

Akkrum has a railway station -

Akkrum railway station Akkrum is a railway station located in Akkrum, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 September 1868 and is located on the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway. The services are operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. Train services Bus services Bus s ...

- with services to

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and

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. File:Mellemolen Akkrum 01.JPG, Mellemolen File:Akkrum Fermanje 17.JPG, Baptist church File:Station Akkrum 04.JPG, Railway station File:Akkrum Wide Stege 14.JPG, Street view

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{{Authority control Heerenveen Populated places in Friesland