| Rottum | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 52.9358°N 5.8903°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | De Fryske Marren |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.93 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -0.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 750 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8461 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone area |
| Area Code: | 0513 |
Rottum is a village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 675 in 2017.[3]
It was first mentioned in the late 13th century as Ruthne.[4] A chapel was constructed in the 14th century, and the judge for had its seat in Rottum. Landtags were also held in the village. The chapel was replaced by a church in 1414, and demolished in 1791. Only the bell tower remains. In 1840, it was home to 209 people.[5]
Before 2014, Rottum was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of . Before 1934, Rottum was part of the municipality.[5]