Marrum Explained

Marrum
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.3222°N 5.8014°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Noardeast-Fryslân
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2017
Population Total:1462
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9073
Area Code Type:Telephone area
Area Code:0518
Website:Official

Marrum is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,462 in January 2017.[1] Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality.

2006 horse rescue operation

In 2006 following a storm nearly 100 horses were stranded on a small mud island. Eventually they were rescued after seven women equestrians organised by Norma Miedema through an internet forum rode out through the water and then rode back leading the horses to safety (Susan Fransen riding Blizzard, Micky Nijboer riding Berber, Antje Dijkstra riding Humphrey, Hinke Lap riding Guinever, Christina Stormer riding Perfeft and Fardow de Rueter riding King). A memorial was subsequently erected to mark the bravery and ingenuity of these women.[2]

Windmills

There are two windmills in Marrum, De Grote Molen and De Phenix. A third mill, De Kleilânsmole was dismantled in 2010 for restoration and rebuilding at Ferwert.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.ferwerderadiel.nl/over-de-gemeente/feiten-en-cijfers.html Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Ferwerderadiel op 1 januari 2017
  2. Web site: Austin. Hannah. Nearly 100 Horses Were Trapped On This Island For 3 Days, Until A Group Of Women Did The Unthinkable. WIMP. 15 November 2015.