Northern Netherlands
Friesland
Waadhoeke

Blessum

Blessum is a small village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 89 in January 2017. Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality.
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  • Type: Village with 86 residents
  • Description: village in Waadhoeke, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Blessingum”
  • Postal code: 9032

Places of Interest

Highlights include Deinum railway station and Margaretakerk, Boksum.

Railway station
Photo: Sneeuwvlakte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deinum 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. Train services are operated by Arriva.

Church
Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Hardloper, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The or Saint John the Baptist church is a religious building in , , one of the medieval churches in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boksum and Deinum.

Village
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 400 people in 2020 Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality.

Village
Photo: Hardloper, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in municipality in , . Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality.

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 297 in January 2017.

Blessum

Latitude
53.18132° or 53° 10′ 53″ north
Longitude
5.71034° or 5° 42′ 37″ east
Population
86
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
9F575PJ6+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 48125184
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2758821
Wiki­data ID
Q1927000
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Blessum” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Blessum”
  • Chinese: “Blessum”
  • Dutch: “Blessum”
  • French: “Blessum”
  • Irish: “Blessum”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Blessum”
  • Persian: “بلسوم”
  • Ukrainian: “Блессюм”
  • Western Frisian: “Blessum”

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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 “Blessum”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.