Genum | |
Native Name: | Ginnum |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Coordinates: | 53.3222°N 5.8739°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: | 1.98 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 0.3 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 90 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 9174 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0519 |
Ginnum (Dutch; Flemish: Genum) is a small village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 87 in January 2017.[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality.
The village was first mentioned in 1397 as Ghenim, and means "settlement of the people of Gene (person)."[4] The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 12th century and was enlarged in the 13th century. The tower dates from the 15th century. In 1840, Ginnum was home to 124 people.[5]