Dokkum

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Dokkum

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Country

Netherlands

Province

Friesland

Population

- Total

c. 13,150

Stadhuis, the town hall

Dokkum is a Dutch fortified town in the municipality of Dongeradeel in the province of Friesland. It has 13,145 inhabitants (per January 1, 2006). Dokkum acquired city rights in 1298. In 1597, the Frisian admiralty was established in Dokkum, however, it was moved to Harlingen in 1645. The fortifications of Dokkum are well-preserved and are known as the bolwerken. Dokkum is famous internationally as Saint Boniface was murdered close to Dokkum in 754.

1 Transport
2 Sport
3 Tourism
4 People from Dokkum
5 See also
6 References

[edit] Transport

Dokkum had a station (Dokkum-Aalsum) on the North Friesland Railway, which opened in 1901, It became the terminus for passenger services in May 1935 and closed to passengers in July 1936. The station reopened to passengers in May 1940 and closed to passengers in July 1942. Freight services ceased in 1975.

[edit] Sport

In the Elfstedentocht, Dokkum is known as the keerpunt (turning point in Dutch) as it is the place where the speed-skaters have to take the same route as they came to go back to Leeuwarden.

[edit] Tourism

Zeldenrust

De Hoop

Dokkum has two windmills that are preserved and one of them is sometimes open to the public.^[1]^[2] They are named Zeldenrust and De Hoop.

[edit] People from Dokkum

Dokkum was the residence for much of her career of the pioneering midwife Catharina Cramer (1656-1746).

[edit] See also

Dokk'em Open Air

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Coordinates: 53°20′N, 6°00′E

[edit] References

^ Dokkum, Friesland (Dutch). Nederlandse Molendatabase. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.
^ Dokkum, Friesland (Dutch). Nederlandse Molendatabase. Retrieved on 2008-04-25.