Goutum is a village in the

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in the province of

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, the

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. It had a population of around 2,945 in January 2017. It is still an independent village, but is surrounded by the city of Leeuwarden on all sides. There are two windmills in Goutum, ''Kramersmolen'' and ''Molen Hoogland''.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1366 as Goeltum, and means "settlement of Golde (person)". It was sometimes referred to as Dola-Goutum (Goutum on the border) to distinguish between Scharnegoutum. Goutum developed on several ''

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s'' (artificial living mounds) in the Middle Ages. The '' stins'' Wiarda State was located near Goutum, and was first mentioned in the 14th century. It was owned by the son of Sjoerd Wiarda, the '' potestaat'' (comparable to governor) of Friesland. In 1481, the Wiardas and the villagers of Goutum participated in an attack on the city of

, and were defeated. In 1482, Wiarda State was demolished by Leeuwarden. The Protestant church of Goutum dates from the 15th century and is located on top of a ''terp''. The church has 11th and 12th century elements. In 1840, Goutum was home to 252 people. For most of its history, Goutum was a small village to the south of the provincial capital Leeuwarden. In 1944, it became part of the municipality of Leeuwarden. In 1948, Goutum was physically cut off from Leeuwarden by the construction of the

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. In the 1980s, the city planned to build thousands of houses near Goutum, however the village fought the city up to the

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and won. In 1990, new neighbourhoods started to appear near Goutum, but at a distance. As of 2021, it can be considered an

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, however it still has its own statistical area, postal code, village house and village identity.

Notable buildings

* The Protestant church of Goutum * The ''Kramersmolen'' * The ''Molen Hoogland''

Gallery

File:Molen Hoogland.jpg, Hoogland mill File:Terp 2012-09-12 15-52-09.jpg, De ''terp'' File:De koorddanser.JPG, Art on the roundabout with the city in the background File:Goutum ..jpg, Village street

References

External links

*http://www.goutum.info {{Authority control Leeuwarden Populated places in Friesland