Aalsum, Groningen

Aalsum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːlsʏm]) is a small hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Westerkwartier, about 1.5 km west of Oldehove.^[1]

Country Netherlands

Postcode

9883

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Aalsum
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 53°18′25″N 6°22′12″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Westerkwartier
Postcode	9883

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The hamlet was located on a wierde, an artificial dwelling hill. The hill was partially excavated in the 20th century; a bow from the ninth century was found. Plans to reconstruct the hill were canceled.

According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,^[2] Aalsum had 80 inhabitants in the middle of the 19th century; presumably, this includes the surrounding countryside.