Tzum

Tzum is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,110 in 2023. Tzum is known for its 72-metre-tall church tower.

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Type: Village with 1,110 residents
Description: village in Waadhoeke, Netherlands
Also known as: “Tsjum” and “Tzum (plaats)”
Postal code: 8804

Places of Interest

Highlights: St. John’s Church, Tzum and Franeker railway station.

St. John’s Church, Tzum

Church

Photo: Taks, Public domain.

The St. John's Church is a Protestant church in the Dutch village of Tzum, Friesland.

Franeker railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Franeker is a railway station located in Franeker, Netherlands. Franeker railway station is situated 3 km north of Tzum.

Franeker City Hall

Town hall

Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Franeker City Hall is the city hall of the… Franeker City Hall is situated 3½ km northwest of Tzum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barrum and De Kampen.

Barrum

Hamlet

Barrum is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland.

De Kampen

Hamlet

De Kampen is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland.

Holprijp

Hamlet

Photo: Roepers, CC BY 4.0.

Holprijp is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland.

Tzum

Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
Location: Waadhoeke, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

53.15866° or 53° 9′ 31″ north

Longitude

5.56345° or 5° 33′ 48″ east

Population

1,110

Open location code

9F575H57+F9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 48072683

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2746024

Wikidata ID

Q1025059

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Tzum” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Tsjom”
Cebuano: “Tzum”
Dutch: “Tjum”
Dutch: “Tzum”
French: “Tzum”
German: “Tzum”
Irish: “Tzum”
Ladin: “Tzum”
Min Nan Chinese: “Tzum”
Persian: “زوم، هلند”
Persian: “زوم”
Polish: “Tzum”
Russian: “Тьюм”
Ukrainian: “Цюм”
Western Frisian: “Tsjom”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Koüm and Fatum.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dorpshuis De Moeting and De Nije Bining.

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Worth a closer look: Leeuwarden and Heerenveen.

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