Jelsum is a village in

Leeuwarden Leeuwarden (; fy, Ljouwert, longname=yes /; Town Frisian: ''Liwwadden''; Leeuwarder dialect: ''Leewarden'') is a city and municipality in Friesland, Netherlands, with a population of 123,107 (2019). It is the provincial capital and seat of ...

municipality in the province of

Friesland Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...

, the

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. It had a population of around 195 in January 2017. The ''stins'' Dekemastate is located in Jelsum.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1270 as Heilsum, and means "settlement of the people of Helle (person / hero)". Jelsum 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 ...

'' (artificial living mound) village which probably had its origins before the beginning of our era. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 12th century and has a 13th century tower. The choir was renewed in the 15th century. The church was restored in 1913 and 1999. In 1840, Jelsum was home to 262 people. The ''

stins A stins (Dutch, pl. ''stinsen''; from West Frisian ''stienhûs'' utch ''steenhuis''"stone house", shortened to ''stins'', pl. ''stinzen'') is a former stronghold or villa in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Many stinsen carry the name ...

'' was probably built in the 13th century. It is a fortified rectangular house surrounded by a moat and stone wall. The original estate was destroyed in 1492 and again in 1498 by the citizens of

. The tower was probably demolished around 1700. The building was modified many times during its history, and currently houses a museum. The ''stins'' is surrounded by a large park. Before 2018, the village was part of the

Leeuwarderadeel Leeuwarderadeel (; fy, Ljouwerteradiel) is a former municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its capital was Stiens. History On 1 January 2018 it merged with the municipality of Leeuwarden. Population centres * Bartlehiem * Britsum * Cor ...

municipality.

Gallery

File:Dwarshuisboerderij in eclectische stijl.jpg, Houses in Jelsum File:Kop Hals Romp boerderij te Jelsum.jpg, Farm in Jelsum File:The oude school aan de Boarnsylsterwei in Jelsum.JPG, Former school File:Dekemastate-Jelsum.jpg, Dekemastate

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{{Authority control Leeuwarden Populated places in Friesland