Workum
City in Friesland, Netherlands
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Workum (West Frisian: Warkum) is a city located in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland, Netherlands. It received city rights in 1399 and is one of the eleven cities of Friesland. It had a population of 4,435 in January 2017.[1]
Workum
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Municipality | Súdwest-Fryslân |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 4,435 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8711 |
| Telephone area | 0515 |
Overview
Workum is best known for its museum dedicated to the artist Jopie Huisman. There are four windmills in Workum; De Nijlânnermolen, De Snip, It Heidenskip and Ybema's Molen.
Notable people
- Aeint Herman de Boer, Dutch businessman who was the owner of Hotel de Boer in Medan, Dutch East Indies
- Hotze Koch, 22 October 1867, founder of the Quanah Tribune-Chief newspaper
- Kim H. Veltman (born 1948), Dutch-Canadian historian of science
- Sybrand Buma (born 1965), Dutch politician
- Jopie Huisman (1922–2000), painter.[2]
Gallery
Gertrudis church
Ybema's Molen
City centre
Werenfridus church
Jopie Huisman Museum
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