Oostum
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Oostum | |
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 Church in 1997 | |
  Oostum Location of Oostum in Groningen in the Netherlands  Oostum Oostum (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°16′46″N 6°29′52″E / 53.27944°N 6.49778°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Westerkwartier |
| Population | |
• Total | less than 25 |
Oostum is a wierde on the territory of Garnwerd in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the Dutch province of Groningen. The hamlet lies on the road of the city of Groningen to Garnwerd and is part of the Pieterpad.
The mound dates from the Iron Age or later and lies on an old tidal marsh bank. However, the place was possibly inhabited earlier, because signs of a flat settlement were found during drilling that took place to the east of the wierde in 1971. Other excavations found one native Roman and dozens of pieces of medieval pottery.
