| Hitzum | |
| Native Name: | Hitsum |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.1653°N 5.5183°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: | 4.29 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 0.1 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 225 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8805 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0517 |
Hitzum (Western Frisian: Hitsum) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 225 in January 2014.[3] Before 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality.
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Hitsem, and means "settlement of the people of Hitse (person)".[4] Hitzum is a terp (artificial living hill) village. Archaeological artefacts have been discovered in the village from the 6th century. The family originated from Hitzum. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1883.[5]
Hitzum was home to 98 people in 1840.[6] In 1971, a village house was built in Hitzum.[6]