Noardburgum () is a village in

Tytsjerksteradiel Tytsjerksteradiel () is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. It is named after the town of Tytsjerk, whose name is derived from a person named Tiete. Tiete was a daughter of Tryn, after whom the region (Trynwâlden) is n ...

municipality in the

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 ...

province of the

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. It had a population of around 2,250 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1718 as Bergumer heide. The current name means north of

Burgum Burgum is the largest and administrative town of the municipality of Tytsjerksteradiel, in the Dutch province of Friesland. It had a population of 10,058 inhabitants in January 2017. On 1 January 1989 the official name of the village was chang ...

. Noardburgum developed in the 19th century as a

heath A heath () is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and is characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with—especially in Great Britain—a coole ...

cultivation project of Nicolaas Ypey. The Protestant church was built between 1849 and 1850. The

poorhouse A poorhouse or workhouse is a government-run (usually by a county or municipality) facility to support and provide housing for the dependent or needy. Workhouses In England, Wales and Ireland (but not in Scotland), "workhouse" has been the more ...

was built in 1843, and is currently houses a

clog Clogs are a type of footwear that has a thick, rigid sole typically made of wood, although in American English, shoes with rigid soles made of other materials are also called clogs. Traditional clogs remain in use as protective footwear in a ...

museum. A large complex for drinking water extraction in the region was constructed in the 1920s. In 1984, a decalcification unit was added to terrain. Noardburgum was awarded village status in 1930.

Gallery

File:Noardburgum, baptistentsjerke.jpg,

Mennonite Mennonites are a group of Anabaptism, Anabaptist Christianity, Christian communities tracing their roots to the epoch of the Radical Reformation. The name ''Mennonites'' is derived from the cleric Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland, part of ...

church File:Pastorie Hervormde kerk Noordburgum.JPG, Clergy house of the Protestant church File:Klompen museum. Voorheen Het Armhuis.JPG, Clog museum in the former poorhouse File:Kop hals Romp Boerderij Noordburgum.JPG, Farm in Noardburgum

References

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