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Winsum
Town and former municipality
Monumental house in Ezinge
Monumental house in Ezinge
Flag of Winsum
Flag
 Coat of arms of Winsum
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Winsum in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Het Hogeland
Area
 • Total 27.82 km2 (10.74 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 7,405
 • Density 266.18/km2 (689.39/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9951
Area code 0595
2013-Winsum
Dutch Topographic map of Winsum, July 2013

Winsum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪnsʏm]; Gronings: Wìnzum [ˈʋɪ̃ːzəm]) is a town and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. On 1 January 2019 the municipality merged with the municipalities of Bedum, De Marne and Eemsmond to form the new municipality Het Hogeland.

The town of Winsum was officially established in 1057 as the fusion of three historic villages: Obergum (North), Winsum (center) and Bellingeweer (South). The majority of the town's 8,000 inhabitants commute to the nearby city Groningen.

The town boasts two traditional Dutch wind mills, two historic churches, two canals, and one of the Netherlands' oldest taverns. The two mills, "De Ster" ("The Star") and "De Vriendschap" ("The Friendship") were built in 1851 and 1801 respectively. The building that the tavern "De Gouden Karper" ("The Golden Carp") now occupies has been in use as a tavern since the 16th century, and is the oldest (unverified) in the Netherlands.

Twin town

Winsum is twinned with

  • Poland Lubraniec, Poland

Sport

Cycling

Winsum hosted the start and finish of stage 4a during the 2012 Energiewacht Tour and the individual time trial (stage 3a) at the 2013 Energiewacht Tour. Due to the success of the 2012 Energiewacht Tour the city became host city for the men's and women's 2013 Dutch National Time Trial Championships on 19 June 2013. The individual time trial at the 2013 Energiewacht Tour took place on the same course.

Notable people

  • Rodolphus Agricola (ca.1443–1485) a pre-Erasmian humanist, a Hebrew scholar, an educator, musician and builder of a church organ
  • Wigbolt, Baron Ripperda (ca.1535–1573) city governor of Haarlem when the city was under siege in the Eighty Years' War
  • Hermanus Numan (1744–1820) painter, draftsman, pastellist, etcher, engraver, watercolorist, art theorist and publisher
  • Gezina van der Molen (1892-1978) legal scholar and resistance fighter during the Second World War
  • Marcel Pannekoek (born 1986) Dutch footballer
  • Ranomi Kromowidjojo (born 1990) Dutch swimmer, triple Olympic champion, winning the gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Alieke Tuin (born 2001) Dutch footballer

Gallery

  • Overzicht van de ligging kerk ten opzichte van de pastorie - Winsum - 20530301 - RCE

    Church and clergy house

  • Winsum - Hoofdstraat Winsum 70

    Town hall

  • Overzicht linker zijgevel - Winsum - 20364317 - RCE

    Inn De Gouden Karper

  • Winsum (gr.)-hoofdstraat

    Main street

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Winsum para niños

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