Drogeham Explained

Drogeham
Native Name:Droegeham
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.2017°N 6.1121°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Achtkarspelen
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:10.42
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:3
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,725
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9289
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0512

Drogeham (Western Frisian: Droegeham) is a village of about 1,700 inhabitants[3] in the Dutch province of Friesland.

It is in a rural area of the municipality of Achtkarspelen. Agriculture still plays an important part in the town, but small-scale industry is on the increase. Many people have their jobs in nearby larger towns like Drachten, Surhuisterveen, and Leeuwarden. The most common language is still West Frisian although there are more and more people coming to Drogeham who have Dutch as their mother-tongue.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1475 as Asterham, Drogheham, and means dry land in a bend of a stream.[4] Drogeham developed to the west of the monastery of . The tower of the Protestant church of Drogeham dates from circa 1225 and was restored in 1704. The church itself extensively modified in 1876.[5] [6] In 1840, Drogeham was home to 264 people.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9289HA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 29 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 29 March 2022 . two entries.
  3. https://www.achtkarspelen.nl/inwoners-achtkarspelen/dorpen-in-achtkarspelen_44681/ Villages
  4. Web site: Drogeham - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 29 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Drogeham . Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven . 2000 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9476 4 . nl . 29 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Drogeham . Plaatsengids . 29 March 2022 . nl.