Eastrum () 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

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, the

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. It had a population of around 188 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.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1449 as Aesterma, and means "eastern settlement". Eastrum 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 from the Middle Ages. The ''terp'' is tall, but a large part has been excavated around 1900. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 16th century, but has a 13th-century tower. Mellema State was a castle-like ''

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 ...

'' which probably dated from the 14th century. About 80% of the area around Eastrum was owned by the Mellemas. In 1735, it was demolished and reused to build Heemstra State in

Oentsjerk Oentsjerk () is a village in Tytsjerksteradiel in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,784 in January 2017. Oentsjerk is known for its agricultural practical training centre and large elderly care facility, th ...

. In 1840, Eastrum was home to 295 people. In 2006, artefacts were discovered in the ''terp'' during an archaeological exploration dating from 3400 to 2850 BC. The village's official name was changed from Oostrum to Eastrum in 2023.

Gallery

File:Huis Fe‹e van Heemstra 17.. Collectie Fries Museum - Oostrum - 20175750 - RCE.jpg, Drawing of Mellema State File:Steenbakkerij Oostrum.jpg, Brickworks

References

External links

Site about Oostrum
Noardeast-Fryslân Populated places in Friesland {{Friesland-geo-stub