Tjalhuizum
Tsjalhuzum | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 53°2′44″N 5°36′43″E / 53.04556°N 5.61194°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Municipality | Súdwest-Fryslân |
Area | |
• Total | 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0.6 m (2.0 ft) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 20 |
• Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
Postal code | 8772
[1] |
Dialing code | 0515 |
Tjalhuizum ( West Frisian: Tsjalhuzum) is a small village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. It had a population of around 25 in January 2017. [3]
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Tyelahusum, and means "settlement of Tjalle". [4] The church was demolished in 1817, however the tower has remained standing. [5]
Tjalhuizum was home to 51 people in 1840. [5] In 1972, a 10 metres (33 ft) high World War II monument has been placed in Tjalhuizum along the IJsbrechtum naar Nijland. The monument serves as a remembrance for the lost lives in the municipality of Wymbritseradiel. [6] Annually on 4 May, the school children from IJsbrechtum and Nijland walk to the monument, observe two of minutes of silence at 20:00 followed by the signing of the Frisian anthem. [5] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality. [5]
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Tjalhuizum
Tsjalhuzum | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 53°2′44″N 5°36′43″E / 53.04556°N 5.61194°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Municipality | Súdwest-Fryslân |
Area | |
• Total | 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0.6 m (2.0 ft) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Total | 20 |
• Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
Postal code | 8772
[1] |
Dialing code | 0515 |
Tjalhuizum ( West Frisian: Tsjalhuzum) is a small village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. It had a population of around 25 in January 2017. [3]
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Tyelahusum, and means "settlement of Tjalle". [4] The church was demolished in 1817, however the tower has remained standing. [5]
Tjalhuizum was home to 51 people in 1840. [5] In 1972, a 10 metres (33 ft) high World War II monument has been placed in Tjalhuizum along the IJsbrechtum naar Nijland. The monument serves as a remembrance for the lost lives in the municipality of Wymbritseradiel. [6] Annually on 4 May, the school children from IJsbrechtum and Nijland walk to the monument, observe two of minutes of silence at 20:00 followed by the signing of the Frisian anthem. [5] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality. [5]
Media related to Tjalhuizum at Wikimedia Commons