Eanjum () is a village in the

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province of

Friesland Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...

. It is located in the municipality

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 ...

and had, as of January 2017, a population of 1136.

History

The village was first mentioned in 944 as Anigheim, and means "settlement of the people of Ane". Eanjum was a ''

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'' (artificial living mound) with a radial structure which probably dated several centuries

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. Until the 15th century, it was the seat of the ''

grietenij A ''grietenij'' was a municipal district, a forerunner to the '' gemeente'' or municipality in Frisia, particularly in Friesland, and also in the city Groningen which are now a part of the Netherlands. After the Saxon occupation, from about 1498 un ...

'' (predecessor of a municipality). The Dutch Reformed church has 12th century elements and was enlarged in the 13th and 15th century. In 1681, the tower collapsed during a storm and destroyed the roof, and was rebuilt in 1684. In 1516, a flood destroyed most of the village. The All Saints' Flood of 1570 claimed 1,801 victims in the Dongeradeel ''grietenij''. The Holdinga State was a castle which was first mentioned in 1511. Wilcke van Holdinga, the owner during the

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fled to

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and when he returned in 1595, he ordered the reconstruction of his castle which was probably destroyed by the Spanish. During the 18th century, the castle started to become derelict. It was sold in 1831, and demolished and reused as building material. In 1840, Eanjum was home to 976 people. From 1913 to 1935 Eanjum was the terminus of the

North Friesland Railway The Noord-Friesche Locaalspoorweg-Maatschappij (North Friesland Railway) was a railway serving the sparsely populated province of Friesland in northern Netherlands. Operated by the North Friesland Local Railway Company (Dutch: ''Noord-Friesche Loc ...

. The railway station building still exists. The

grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that h ...

De Eendracht, Anjum De Eendracht (; English: '' The Unity'') is a smock mill in Anjum, Friesland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 31556. (Click on ''Technische gegevens'' to view.) History The first ...

was built in 1889 after the previous mill was struck by lightning and burnt down. It was in use until 1964, and period of decay set in. In 1967, it was sold to the municipality and is used by the local tourist agency. The wind mill usually operates on Saturday. Before 2019, the village was part of the

Dongeradeel Dongeradeel (; ) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. In 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Ferwerderadiel and Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland to form the new municipality Noardeast-Fryslân. History Dongeradeel was cr ...

municipality. The village's official name was changed from Anjum to Eanjum in 2023.

Gallery

File:Dongeradiel Eanjum Moune.jpg, Windmill De Eendracht File:Anjum - Station (6 juni 2009) 3.jpg, Former railway station now residential home File:Dorpsoverzichten - Anjum - 20022585 - RCE.jpg, Street view (1973) File:Tekening van Holdenga-Burgh Collectie Fries Museum - Anjum - 20022582 - RCE.jpg, Drawing of Eanjum with Holdinga State

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{{Authority control Noardeast-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland