Ingelum Explained

Engelum
Native Name:Ingelum
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.2256°N 5.7153°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Waadhoeke
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2.19
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1.3
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:375
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9038
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:058

Ingelum (Dutch; Flemish: Engelum) is a village in Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 386 in January 2017.[3] Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1319 as Enghelum, and can either mean "settlement of Engel (person)" or "settlement of the Angles (as in England)".[4] Ingelum is a terp (artificial living hill) village from the beginning of our era. It was located near the Middelzee.[5]

The stins Grovestins was located on the dike near Ingelum, and was built before 1446. In 1446, the estate was taken by the Schieringers. Frederik Sirtema van Grovestins fought against France in 1712. During his expedition, he destroyed 35 villages and 18 castles around Metz. The estate was demolished in 1757.[6]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1773 as a replacement of its medieval predecessor.[7] The church was destroyed in a fire in 1975, and rebuilt in 1980. The tower was restored in 2009.[5]

Ingelum was home to 247 people in 1840.[8] Since 1995, Ingelum is the start and finish of the annual Eleven City Tractor Race. The race with old-timer tractors was first conceived in 1990, but ran into objections from the police who would not allow tractors racing on public streets.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9038TA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 4 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 4 April 2022.
  3. https://www.menameradiel.nl/over-de-gemeente/feiten-en-cijfers.html Feiten en cijfers
  4. Web site: Engelum - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 4 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Ingelum . Friesland Wonderland . 4 April 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: Grovestins te Engelum . Stinsen in Friesland . 4 April 2022 . nl.
  7. Web site: Monumentnummer: 28613 Tsjerkeleane 4 9038 TD te Ingelum . Dutch Monument Register . 4 April 2022 . nl.
  8. Web site: Ingelum . Plaatsengids . 4 April 2022 . nl.