Almenum

Almenum is a historic locality in the northern , near , the site of the first Christian church in Friesland. Saint Boniface set up a local church in the locality in 754.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Hannemahuis and Harlingen General Cemetery.

Museum
is a museum.

Railway station
Harlingen is a railway station located in , . The station was opened on 27 October 1863 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Midlum and Harlingen.

Village
is a village in north . It is located in the municipality of , and has a population of around 645. The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Middelum, and means "settlement in the middle".

Although it is one of the eleven Frisian cities, is perhaps the least of them all, and few people speak the Frisian language as their mother tongue.

Village
is a village in northwest , the . The village lies within the municipality of , however, prior to 1984, it was a part of the municipality of Barradeel.

Almenum

Latitude
53.18333° or 53° 11′ north
Longitude
5.43333° or 5° 26′ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9F575CMM+88
Geo­Names ID
2759883
Wiki­data ID
Q2197324
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Almenum” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Almenum
  • Catalan: Almenum
  • Danish: Almenum
  • Dutch: Almenum
  • Esperanto: Almenum
  • French: Almenum
  • German: Almenum
  • Irish: Almenum
  • Min Nan Chinese: Almenum
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Almenum
  • Persian: المنام
  • Swedish: Almenum
  • Turkish: Almenum
  • Welsh: Almenum
  • Western Frisian: Almenum

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