Hitzum

Hitzum is a village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 225 in January 2014. Before 2018, the village was part of the Franekeradeel municipality.
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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.

Museum
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is situated 2½ km northeast of Hitzum.

Town hall
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is the city hall of the municipality of , , one of the of . The building dates from 1591–1594 and was built in renaissance style. is situated 3 km northeast of Hitzum.

Railway station
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Franeker is a railway station located in , . The station was opened on 27 October 1863 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Harlingen and Leeuwarden. The train services are operated by Arriva. is situated 3 km northeast of Hitzum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holprijp and De Vlaren.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the municipality of in the province of . It is located south of and northwest of , of which it is a part administratively.

Hamlet
or Vlaren is a hamlet in the municipality of in the province of . It is located northwest of and southwest of , of which it is a part administratively.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the municipality of in the province of . The hamlet is located southeast of and west of , adjacent to an industrial estate in Franeker.

Hitzum

Latitude
53.16607° or 53° 9′ 58″ north
Longitude
5.5175° or 5° 31′ 3″ east
Population
230
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9F575G88+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 48091373
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2754044
Wiki­data 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”
  • Ladin: “Hitzum”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hitzum”
  • Persian: “هیتزوم”
  • Ukrainian: “Гітзюм”
  • Western Frisian: “Hitsum”

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