Middelstum

Village in Groningen, Netherlands

53°20′46″N 6°38′29″E / 53.34611°N 6.64139°E / 53.34611; 6.64139CountryNetherlandsProvinceGroningenMunicipalityEemsdeltaArea

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• Total25.17 km² (9.72 sq mi)Elevation

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1.8 m (5.9 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total2,325 • Density92/km² (240/sq mi)Postal code

8721^[1]

Dialing code0514

Middelstum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɪdəlstʏm]; Gronings: Middelsom [ˈmɪdl̩sɔm]) is a village with a population of 2,419 in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Eemsdelta.

Middelstum was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Loppersum.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned between 822 and 856 as Mitilistenheim, and means "settlement in the middle".^[4] Middelstum is a terp (artificial living hill) village which probably developed in Roman times. It consists of three "house" terps which have grown together. It has a radial structure and ring road.^[5]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in several stages during the 15th century. The tower dates from 1487. Between 1661 and 1662, a dome with carillon was place on top of the tower.^[5]

Middelstum was home to 1,737 people in 1840.^[6]

Gallery

Church of Middelstum
House in Middelstum
Retirement home of Middelstum

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 9991AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ "Middelstum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Middelstum" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^ "Middelstum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.