Workum
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Workum (Frisian: Warkum) is the largest town of Nijefurd in Friesland. It received city rights in 1374. It lies within the municipality of Nijefurd. Currently has around 3000 inhabitants. Once a year in the last Wednesday of September the inhabitants of Workum called "Brijbekken" celebrate veekeuring. A festival where they cows on the big old town square and most local inhabitants including the major get drunk and make jokes about bientjes, inhabitants of nearby garbagedump Koudum.
Today, Workum is probably best known for having a museum dedicated to the very popular artist Jopie Huisman. Furthermore it is one of the eleven cities of the elfstedentocht.
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