Boornbergum
Boornbergum (West Frisian: Boarnburgum) is a village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,681 in January 2017.
The village was first mentioned in 1543 as Berghum, and means hill by river Boorne. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1734 after the bell tower of its medieval predecessor had collapsed the year before. In the 18th century peat was being excavated in the area.
Boornbergum was home to 328 people in 1840. In 1893, a dairy factory opened in Boornbergum. The factory has been turned in office space and apartments.
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9212PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Bevolkingscijfers Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine - Smallingerland
- ^ "Boornbergum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Boornbergum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Boornbergum". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Boornbergum at Wikimedia Commons
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