Achlum

Achlum is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is located in the municipality Waadhoeke, about 7 km southwest of the city of Franeker.

Achlum
Village
Achlum church
Location in the Franekeradeel municipality
Achlum
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Waadhoeke
Population
 (2014)
 • Total629
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8806
Telephone area0517

Achlum had about 629 inhabitants in January 2014.[1]

History

Before 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality. The village has a church which dates from the 12th century and is placed atop a so-called terp mound. Around the year 1260 there was a priory of Augustinian nuns, a part of the Lúntsjerk monastery which was destroyed in 1530. At that time the prior in Achlum was rebuilt but in 1572 the Geuzen destroyed it again. In Achlum used to be a butter factory which processed the milk of local farmers to butter.

In 1811 a farmer from Achlum called Ulbe Piers Draisma established a mutual fire insurance. The insurance society was called Onderlinge Waarborgmaatschappij Achlum.

De Achlumer Molen is a smock mill in Achlum which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 15821.[2]

Community

Population
  • 2009 - 635
  • 2008 - 652
  • 2005 - 663
  • 2004 - 666
  • 2003 - 664
  • 2002 - 674
  • 2001 - 679
  • 2000 - 668
  • 1999 - 652
  • 1973 - 738
  • 1969 - 796
  • 1964 - 824
  • 1959 - 881
  • 1954 - 889

Notable residents
  • Ulbe Piers Draisma (1785), founder of insurance company
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References
  1. Aantal inwoners per buurt/dorp Archived 2012-08-12 at the Wayback Machine - Franekeradeel
  2. "Tehnische Gegevens" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2011. (Click on "Technische Gegevens" to view.)
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