The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Middelum, and means "settlement in the middle".[4] The church dates from around 1200. In 1840, it was home to 439 people. The village used to be part of Franekeradeel, but was moved to the municipality of Harlingen in 1971.[5]
Midlum-Herbaijum railway station was on the Harlingen - Stiens line of the North Friesland Railway, which opened on 1 October 1903 to Tzummarum and Harlingen on 2 May 1904. The passenger service ceased on 15 May 1936. Closure of the line to Harlingen was on 11 January 1938 and to Tzummarum on 7 December 1961.
Referencesedit
^ abc"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^"Postcodetool for 8872MA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^"Midlum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^"Midlum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
Galleryedit
Farm in Midlum
Houses in Midlum
External linksedit
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midlum, netherlands, midlum, west, frisian, mullum, village, north, netherlands, located, municipality, harlingen, friesland, population, around, midlum, mullumvillagest, nicholas, church, midlumlocation, harlingenmidlumlocation, netherlandsshow, frieslandmidl. Midlum West Frisian Mullum is a village in north Netherlands It is located in the municipality of Harlingen Friesland and has a population of around 645 3 Midlum MullumVillageSt Nicholas church in MidlumLocation in HarlingenMidlumLocation in the NetherlandsShow map of FrieslandMidlumMidlum Netherlands Show map of NetherlandsCoordinates 53 10 56 N 5 26 51 E 53 18222 N 5 44750 E 53 18222 5 44750CountryNetherlandsProvinceFrieslandMunicipalityHarlingenArea 1 Total4 63 km2 1 79 sq mi Elevation 2 0 5 m 1 6 ft Population 2021 1 Total615 Density130 km2 340 sq mi Postal code8872 1 Dialing code0517 The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Middelum and means settlement in the middle 4 The church dates from around 1200 In 1840 it was home to 439 people The village used to be part of Franekeradeel but was moved to the municipality of Harlingen in 1971 5 Contents 1 Transportation 2 References 3 Gallery 4 External linksTransportation editMidlum Herbaijum railway station was on the Harlingen Stiens line of the North Friesland Railway which opened on 1 October 1903 to Tzummarum and Harlingen on 2 May 1904 The passenger service ceased on 15 May 1936 Closure of the line to Harlingen was on 11 January 1938 and to Tzummarum on 7 December 1961 References edit a b c Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 Central Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 30 March 2022 Postcodetool for 8872MA Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland in Dutch Het Waterschapshuis Retrieved 30 March 2022 Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 CBS Statline Midlum geografische naam Etymologiebank in Dutch Retrieved 30 March 2022 Midlum Plaatsengids in Dutch Retrieved 30 March 2022 Gallery edit nbsp Farm in Midlum nbsp Houses in MidlumExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Midlum Harlingen at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Friesland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Midlum Netherlands amp oldid 1080095877, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
