Feinsum () is a village in

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; ; ; ) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 127,073 (2023). It is the provincial capital and seat of the Provin ...

municipality in the 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 ...

, the

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. It had a population of around 165 in January 2017. There is a restored

windmill A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills), pump water, generate electricity, or drive other machinery. Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern period ...

, the '' Slagdijkstermolen''.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1335 as Finckum. The etymology is unclear. Feinsum is a very old ''

terp A ''terp'', also known as a ''wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt'' or ''værft'', is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides and ...

'' (artificial living mound) village which probably had its origins in the beginning of our era, and has one of the oldest

dikes Dyke or dike may refer to: General uses * Dyke (slang), a slang word meaning "lesbian" * Dike (geology), formations of magma or sediment that cut through and across the layering of adjacent rocks * Dike (mythology), ''Dikē'', the Greek goddess ...

of the Netherlands. There used to be outpost of the monastery in Feinsum. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century and was restored between 1962 and 1964. In 1840, Feinsum was home to 227 people. Before 2018, the village was part of the Leeuwarderadeel municipality.

Gallery

File:Jacobus Stellingwerf - De kerk van Finkum in 1723.jpg, Feinsum church, 1723 File:5169 Finkum.JPG, Slagdijkstermolen File:Kleine stellingmolen op schuur. Op de voorgrond poseert een man met een klein kind voor een huis - Finkum - 20073524 - RCE.jpg, House in Finkum (1950–1952) File:Tiidreizgje.JPG, Time traveller statue

References

External links

* Leeuwarden Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub