Hitzum
Hitzum is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 225 in January 2014. Before 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 230 residents
- Description: village in Waadhoeke, Netherlands
- Postal code: 8805
Places of Interest
Highlights include Keatsmuseum and Franeker City Hall.
Keatsmuseum
Museum
Photo: Ieneach fan ‘e Esk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Keatsmuseum is situated 2½ km northeast of Hitzum.
Franeker City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Franeker City Hall is the city hall of the municipality of Franeker, Netherlands, one of the eleven historical cities of Friesland. The building dates from 1591–1594 and was built in Frisian renaissance style. Franeker City Hall is situated 3 km northeast of Hitzum.
Museum Martena
Museum
Photo: Bouwe Brouwer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museum Martena is situated 3 km northeast of Hitzum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holprijp and De Vlaren.
Holprijp
Hamlet
Holprijp is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland. It is located south of Franeker and northwest of Tzum, of which it is a part administratively.
De Vlaren
Hamlet
De Vlaren or Vlaren is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland. It is located northwest of Lollum and southwest of Tzum, of which it is a part administratively.
Kiesterzijl
Hamlet
Kiesterzijl is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland. The hamlet is located southeast of Herbaijum and west of Franeker, adjacent to an industrial estate in Franeker.
Hitzum
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Waadhoeke, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.16607° or 53° 9′ 58″ northLongitude
5.5175° or 5° 31′ 3″ eastPopulation
230Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9F575G88+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 48091373OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2754044Wikidata ID
Q2666908
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Western Frisian—“Hitzum” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Хитзум”
- Catalan: “Hitsum”
- Cebuano: “Hitzum”
- Chinese: “Hitzum”
- Dutch: “Hitzum”
- French: “Hitzum”
- Irish: “Hitsum”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Hitzum”
- Persian: “هیتزوم”
- Ukrainian: “Гітзюм”
- Western Frisian: “Hitsum”
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