| Akkrum | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.05°N 5.8361°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Heerenveen |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.92 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3,300 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8491 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0566 |
Akkrum is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Heerenveen, about 17 km south of the city of Leeuwarden.
Akkrum had about 3,395 inhabitants in 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1315 as Ackrom. The etymology is unclear.[4] Akkrum started as a terp (artificial living mound) village, and developed into a linear settlement which served as the regional centre. It started to grow when the main road Leeuwarden-Zwolle and later a railway line were built next to Akkrum. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1759 as a replacement of a medieval church. The tower dates from 1882.[5] In 1840, Akkrum was home to 1,121 people.[6]
The polder mill Mellemolen was built in 1849 to drain excess water from the Polslootpolder. In 1972, the mill was toppled in a storm, and restored in 1976. The mill was surrounded by industry and it was moved two kilometers in 2003 to 2004. It only operates on a voluntary basis.[7]
Before 2014, Akkrum was part of the Boarnsterhim municipality and before 1984 it was part of Utingeradeel.[6]
Akkrum has a railway station - Akkrum railway station - with services to Leeuwarden, Zwolle, Amersfoort and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.[8]