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Spannum

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Coat of arms

Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality

53°8′33″N 5°36′23″E / 53.14250°N 5.60639°E / 53.14250; 5.60639CountryNetherlandsProvinceFrieslandMunicipalityWaadhoekeArea

^[1]

• Total3.33 km² (1.29 sq mi)Elevation

^[2]

0.4 m (1.3 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total255 • Density77/km² (200/sq mi)Postal code

8843^[1]

Dialing code0517

Spannum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈspɑ.nʏm]) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 282 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Spannum. The etymology is unclear.^[4] In 1332, an outpost of the monastery Lidlum of Oosterbierum was located in the Spannum.^[5] The Dutch Reformed church was restored in 1743 and enlarged in the late-19th century.^[6]

Spannum was home to 177 people in 1840.^[6] It used to be an isolated village. In 1875, the road to Wommels opened. In 1876, a boarding school for girls opened in Spannum which an emphasis on learning French. The older girls were only allowed to speak French. The school closed in 1905.^[6]

Until 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and until 1984 it belonged to Hennaarderadeel municipality.^[6]

Gallery

Landscape around Spannum
Former boarding school

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8843KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ Aantal inwoners per dorp Archived 2017-04-21 at the Wayback Machine - Littenseradiel
^ "Spannum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ "Spannum". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Spannum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.