Kleaster Anjum or Kleaster Eanjum () is a hamlet in

Waadhoeke Waadhoeke is a municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. It was established 1 January 2018 and consists of the former municipalities of Franekeradeel, het Bildt, Menameradiel and parts of Littenseradiel, all four of which were ...

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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. Until 1963, it had a status of village. Kleaster Anjum is not a statistical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Berltsum. The hamlet has place name signs. The hamlet was first mentioned in 1275 as Aninghum. Kleaster (monastery) has been added to distinguish from

Anjum Eanjum () is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Noardeast-Fryslân and had, as of January 2017, a population of 1136. History The village was first mentioned in 944 as Anigheim, and means " ...

. The monastery Maria's Berg was founded at the site around 1256. It was dissolved in 1580. Kleaster Anjum was home to 60 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 20 houses.

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Waadhoeke Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub