Saaksum
Saaksum Soaksum (Gronings) | |
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Village | |
Entrance to Saaksum | |
53°19′N 6°25′E / 53.317°N 6.417°E / 53.317; 6.417 | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Groningen |
Municipality | Westerkwartier |
Elevation [1] | 1.7 m (5.6 ft) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 90 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 9886[2] |
Area code | 0594 |
Saaksum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsaːk.sʏm]; Gronings: Soaksum) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. As of 2021, it had a population of 90.[2] Until the municipal reorganization of 1990, it belonged to the former municipality of Oldehove.
Saaksum is a wierde village in good condition. It is a protected villagescape. The wierde is located on the edge of the village, on the main road from Aduard to Roodehaan [nl].
Church
The Reformed Church, which was rebuilt in 1849, is located on the wierde. Its predecessor was a church dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria according to a document from 1588. A memorial stone at the bottom of the tower reports that it was ghemake ('made') in 1550. The tower was restored in 1709. In 1845 it was decided to build a new church due to its dilapidation, but the tower remained standing. The new church was built in 1849. From the church, a short church path runs to the village, which is located entirely along a circular road.
Gallery
- The church of Saaksum
- Houses on the Noordstraat
- Harbour of Saaksum to the Oldehoofsch canal [nl]
References
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9886PB". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Statistics Netherlands. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
External links
Media related to Saaksum at Wikimedia Commons
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