Marrum 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 ...

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 1,462 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the

Ferwerderadiel Ferwerderadiel () is a former Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is West Frisian language, West Frisian, the Dutch name is Ferwerderadeel (). In 2019 it merged with the munici ...

municipality.

2006 horse rescue operation

In 2006 following a storm nearly 100 horses were stranded on a small mud island. Eventually they were rescued after seven women equestrians organised by Norma Miedema through an internet forum rode out through the water and then rode back leading the horses to safety (Susan Fransen riding Blizzard, Micky Nijboer riding Berber, Antje Dijkstra riding Humphrey, Hinke Lap riding Guinever, Christina Stormer riding Perfeft and Fardow de Rueter riding King). A memorial was subsequently erected to mark the bravery and ingenuity of these women.

Windmills

There are two windmills in Marrum, ''De Grote Molen'' and ''De Phenix''. A third mill, ''De Kleilânsmole'' was dismantled in 2010 for restoration and rebuilding at Ferwert. File:Station Marrum-Westernijkerk.jpg, Former railwaystation File:De Grote Molen Marrum 02c.JPG, De Grote molen File:Kleilansmole Marrum 19.JPG, De Kleilânsmole File:Dephenix.jpg, De Phenix

References

External links

website about Marrum
Noardeast-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub