Hellum | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Midden-Groningen |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Hellum in the province of Groningen |
Coordinates: | 53.2383°N 6.8383°W |
Area Total Km2: | 6.21 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 0.4 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 545 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 9672 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0597 |
Hellum (Gronings: Helm) is a village in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, the Netherlands.
The village was first mentioned in 1282 as de Hellum. The etymology is unclear.[3] Hellum is a road village which developed in the 12th century on a sandy ridge.[4]
The church was built in the 13th century as a reconstruction of a church from around 1100. The tower dates from the Middle Ages, however the top has been rebuilt in 1648.[4]
Hellum was home to 693 people in 1840.[5] It used to be part of the municipality of Slochteren. In 2018, it became part of the municipality of Midden-Groningen.[5]