Northern Netherlands
Friesland
Leeuwarden

Huizum

Huizum is a residential area of the municipality of in the province of , . It has approximately 9,000 inhabitants. Huizum was formerly part of Leeuwarderadeel and incorporates a former village.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 9,000 residents
  • Description: district of Leeuwarden, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Huizum Dorp”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abbingapark and Huizum Cemetery.

Park
Photo: Condor3d, CC BY 4.0.

Cemetery
Photo: Ytzen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Event venue
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an event venue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hempens and Techum.

Village
Photo: Bouwe Brouwer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in municipality in the province of , the . It was first mentioned in 1463 as , and means "settlement of the people of Hempe ".

Neighborhood
Photo: EmielH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km south of Huizum.

Village
Photo: Jan dijkstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 225 in January 2017. is situated 3 km north of Huizum.

Huizum

Latitude
53.1924° or 53° 11′ 33″ north
Longitude
5.81085° or 5° 48′ 39″ east
Population
9,000
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
9F575RR6+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5867516890
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
2753470
Wiki­data ID
Q2410343
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Huizum” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Huzum”
  • Cebuano: “Huizum”
  • Dutch: “Huizum”
  • Dutch: “Huzum”
  • Esperanto: “Huizum”
  • French: “Huizum”
  • Hebrew: “חויזום”
  • Irish: “Huzum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Huizum”
  • Turkish: “Huizum”
  • Western Frisian: “Huzum”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Achter de Hoven and Huizum-Oost.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Huizumerlaanbrug and Elim Leeuwarden.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Huizum”. Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.