Teetlum

Teetlum, after a nearby terp, also known as Duivenhok 'dove coat' named after the polder it drained, is a drainage mill near the village of Tzum, Friesland, Netherlands.

Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Type: Windmill
Description: windmill in Tzum, Friesland, Netherlands
Also known as: “Duivenhok”, “Teatlum”, and “Teetlum, Tzum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fatum and Sint-Remigiuskerk.

Fatum

Windmill

Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fatum is a drainage mill near the village of Tzum, Friesland, Netherlands. It is located in the eponymous hamlet of Fatum. It is a hollow post windmill of the type called "spinnenkop" by the Dutch. Fatum is situated 1 km northwest of Teetlum.

Sint-Remigiuskerk

Church

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Sint-Remigiuskerk is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of Teetlum.

De Edensermolen

Windmill

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De Edensermolen is a smock mill in Iens, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1847. The mill has been restored to working order. It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 21575. De Edensermolen is situated 1½ km southeast of Teetlum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bonkwert and Fatum.

Bonkwert

Hamlet

Bonkwert is hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland. It is located northeast of Wommels, north of Iens and southwest of the village of Spannum, of which it is part administratively.

Fatum

Hamlet

Fatum is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Waadhoeke in the province of Friesland. It is located northwest of Spannum and southwest of Tzum, of which it is a part administratively.

Kûbaard

Village

Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kûbaard is a village located in the municipal Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population around 242 inhabitants in January 2017.

Teetlum

Categories: spider’s head mill, building, and industry
Location: Waadhoeke, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

53.13355° or 53° 8′ 1″ north

Longitude

5.58405° or 5° 35′ 3″ east

Elevation

-1 metres (-3 feet)

Inception

1800

Open location code

9F574HMM+CJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 293011095

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=windmill

GeoNames ID

6949859

Wikidata ID

Q2780699

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Teetlum” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Duivenhok”
Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 15877”
Dutch: “Teatlum”
Dutch: “Teetlum”
French: “Duivenhok”
French: “Teatlum”
French: “Teetlum”
German: “Duivenhok”
German: “Teatlum”
German: “Teetlum”
Spanish: “Duivenhok”
Spanish: “Teatlum”
Spanish: “Teetlum”
Western Frisian: “Teatlum”

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