Koudum | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
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: | Súdwest-Fryslân |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 16.75 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 6 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 2,660 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8723 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0514 |
Website: | https://koudum.nl |
Koudum is a village in the northern Netherlands. It is located in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland.[3] Nearby villages include Molkwerum to the west, Workum to the north and Hemelum to the south. The population of Koudum was 2,700 in 2019.[4] [5] The nearest train station is the Koudum-Molkwerum railway station.[6]
There is a restored windmill in the village, De Vlijt.
The village was first mentioned in 855 as Coluuidum, and means "charcoal woods".[7] Koudum developed on the higher clay ground in the Gaasterland region. It used to be a linear settlement with a little centre around the church.[8] Koudum was the capital of the former municipality of until 1984.[9]
Between 1614 and 1617, a church was built with a high tower, however both the church and tower were replaced by a new church in 1857 with a more modest tower.[8] [9]
Koudum was home to 925 people in 1840.[10] Before 2011, Koudum was the seat of the former municipality of Nijefurd. Before 1984, it was part of Hemelumer Oldeferd municipality.[10]
De Vlijt is a restored windmill in the village. The mill was originally built in the 18th century as a polder mill in Oppenhuizen or Sneek. In 1986, the mill was moved to its current location and rebuilt into a corn rack mill.