| Eastrum | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.3306°N 6.0611°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: | 4.26 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 190 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9125 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0519 |
Eastrum (Dutch; Flemish: Oostrum) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 188 in January 2017.[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.
The village was first mentioned in 1449 as Aesterma, and means "eastern settlement".[4] Eastrum is a terp (artificial living mound) village from the Middle Ages. The terp is tall, but a large part has been excavated around 1900. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 16th century, but has a 13th-century tower.
Mellema State was a castle-like stins which probably dated from the 14th century. About 80% of the area around Eastrum was owned by the Mellemas. In 1735, it was demolished and reused to build Heemstra State in Oentsjerk.[5]
In 1840, Eastrum was home to 295 people.[6] In 2006, artefacts were discovered in the terp during an archaeological exploration dating from 3400 to 2850 BC.[7]
The village's official name was changed from Oostrum to Eastrum in 2023.[8] [9]