| Brantgum | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.3519°N 5.9311°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Noardeast-Fryslân |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.59 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.8 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 245 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9153 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0519 |
Brantgum is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 236 in January 2017.[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Brontegum, and means "settlement of the people of Brand (person)".[4] Brantgum is a terp (artificial living mound) village with a radial structure which probably dates from several centuries Before Christ. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 12th century and was extended during the 15th and 16th century. Between 1876 and 1877, the neoclassical tower was added.[5]
In 1840, Brantgum was home to 295 people.[6] In 1852, the terp was cut in two by the construction of the main road from Dokkum to Holwerd.[7] The southern part of the terp was excavated during the late-19th century.[5] Brantgum probably had a school since 1540, however it was closed in 2014–2015 due to lack of students.[6]