Kleaster Anjum | |
Native Name: | Klooster Anjum |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Waadhoeke |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 9041 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0518 |
Coordinates: | 53.231°N 5.614°W |
Kleaster Anjum or Kleaster Eanjum (Dutch; Flemish: Klooster Anjum or Anjum) is a hamlet in Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Until 1963, it had a status of village.[1]
Kleaster Anjum is not a statistical entity,[2] and the postal authorities have placed it under Berltsum.[3] The hamlet has place name signs.[4] The hamlet was first mentioned in 1275 as Aninghum. Kleaster (monastery) has been added to distinguish from Anjum. The monastery Maria's Berg was founded at the site around 1256. It was dissolved in 1580.[1]
Kleaster Anjum was home to 60 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 20 houses.[1]