Hantum is a village in

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 ...

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 404 in January 2017. 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 is home to 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 ...

, ''De Hantumermolen'', and a Buddhist stupa and monastery.

History

The village was first mentioned in 944 as Hanaten. The etymology is unknown. Hantum is a ''

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 developed several centuries

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. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the late-12th century and was enlarged in the 16th century. In 1807, the tower was built. The polder mill ''De Hantumermolen'' was built in 1880. In 1957, the stock broke and an electromotor was installed. The mill was restored in 1978, and is back in active service removing excess water from the polder. In 1840, Hamtum was home to 383 people. Around 1900, the southern and western parts of the ''terp'' were excavated. In 1986, Karma Deleg Chö Phel Ling, a Buddhist monastery, was founded. A Buddhist

Stupa In Buddhism, a stupa (, ) is a domed hemispherical structure containing several types of sacred relics, including images, statues, metals, and '' śarīra''—the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns. It is used as a place of pilgrimage and m ...

was built near Hantum in 1993. The stupa measures , and was at the time the largest stupa in Western Europe. It belongs to the

Karma Kagyu Karma Kagyu (), or Kamtsang Kagyu (), is a widely practiced and probably the second-largest lineage within the Kagyu school, one of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The lineage has long-standing monasteries in Tibet, China, Russia, M ...

lineage of the Tibetan Buddhism, and is part of the monastery of Karma Deleg Chö Phel Ling.

Gallery

File:Hantum een terpdorp in Friesland.jpg, Village view File:Hantummer Molen - Hantum.jpg, ''De Hantumermolen'' File:Kinnema-sathe Hantum.jpg, De Kinnema sathe in Hantum File:De Boeddhistische Stoepa in Hantum.jpg, Buddhist stupa in Hantum

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{{Authority control Noardeast-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland