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Workum

West Frisian: Warkum
City
Workum, de Waag-Museum Warkums Erfskip RM39461 IMG 2394 2018-04-18 15.26.jpg
Flag of Workum
Flag
 Coat of arms of Workum
Coat of arms
Map of Workum
Map of Workum
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Súdwest-Fryslân
Population
 (2017)
 • Total 4,435
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8711
Telephone area 0515

Workum (West Frisian: Warkum) is a city located in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland, Netherlands. It received city rights in 1399 and is one of the eleven cities of Friesland. It had a population of 4,435 in January 2017.

Overview

Nowadays, Workum is probably best known for having a museum dedicated to the very popular artist Jopie Huisman. There are four windmills in Workum; De Nijlânnermolen, De Snip, Het Heidenschap and Ybema's Molen.

Notable people

  • Aeint Herman de Boer, Dutch businessman who was the owner of Hotel de Boer in Medan, Dutch East Indies
  • Hotze Koch, 22 October 1867, founder of the Quanah Tribune-Chief newspaper
  • Kim H. Veltman (born 1948), Dutch-Canadian historian of science
  • Sybrand Buma (born 1965), Dutch politician
  • Jopie Huisman (1922–2000), painter.

Gallery

  • Sint Gertrudiskerk Workum 18

    Gertrudis church

  • Warkum, Ybema's mole

    Ybema's Molen

  • 8711 Workum, Netherlands - panoramio (17)

    City centre

  • Sint Werenfridus kerk Workum 06

    Werenfridus church

  • Jopie Huisman Museum 01

    Jopie Huisman Museum

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