Jellum

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

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Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality

53°9′44″N 5°44′38″E / 53.16222°N 5.74389°E / 53.16222; 5.74389Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

LeeuwardenArea

^[1]

• Total3.25 km² (1.25 sq mi)Elevation

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0.9 m (3.0 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total150 • Density46/km² (120/sq mi)Postal code

9026^[1]

Dialing code058

Jellum is a village in Leeuwarden in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 142 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Helmum, and means "settlement of the people of Helm (person)".^[4] The Dutch Reformed church dated from around 1700. In 1893, it was struck by lightning and both the church and tower burnt down. In 1895, it was rebuilt with a 21 metres (69 ft) tall tower. In 1840, Jellum was home to 96 people.^[5]

Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Baarderadeel municipality.^[5]

Gallery

Church of Jellum
Welcome to Jellum
View of Jellum with a rainbow

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9026BA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ Aantal inwoners per dorp Archived 2017-04-21 at the Wayback Machine - Littenseradiel
^ "Jellum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Jellum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.