Workum

City

Coat of arms

Country

Netherlands

Province

Friesland

Population

• Total

c. 4,000

Canal lock

Workum (West Frisian: Warkum) is a city in the municipality Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland. It received city rights in 1374. It currently has around 4000 inhabitants.

Overview

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. There are four windmills in Workum; De Nijlânnermolen, De Snip, Het Heidenschap and Ybema's Molen.

Photogallery

Gertrudis church
Werenfridus church
Jopie Huisman Museum

Born in Workum

Hotze Koch, 22 October 1867, founder of the Quanah Tribune-Chief newspaper
Kim H. Veltman (born 1948), Dutch/Canadian historian of science

External links

Media related to Workum at Wikimedia Commons

Places with city rights in Friesland

Bolsward Dokkum Franeker Harlingen Hindeloopen IJlst Leeuwarden Sloten Sneek Stavoren Workum

See also: Elfstedentocht

Populated places in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân

Cities/towns	Bolsward Hindeloopen IJlst Sneek Stavoren Workum Former municipalities: Bolsward Nijefurd Sneek Wûnseradiel Wymbritseradiel

Villages	Abbegea Allingawier Arum Blauwhuis Breezanddijk Burgwerd Cornwerd Dearsum Dedgum Exmorra Ferwoude Folsgare Gaast Gaastmeer Gauw Goënga Greonterp Hartwerd Heeg Hemelum Hichtum Hieslum Hommerts Idsegahuizum Idzega Indijk It Heidenskip Jutrijp Kimswerd Kornwerderzand Koudum Koufurderrige Loënga Lollum Longerhouw Makkum Molkwerum Nijhuizum Nijland Offingawier Oosthem Oppenhuizen Oudega Parrega Piaam Pingjum Raerd Sandfirden Scharnegoutum Schettens Schraard Smallebrugge Tersoal Tirns Tjalhuizum Tjerkwerd Uitwellingerga Warns Westhem Witmarsum Wolsum Wons Woudsend Ypecolsga Ysbrechtum Zurich

Hamlets	Aaksens Abbegaasterketting Anneburen Arkum Atzeburen Baarderburen Baburen Bovenburen De Hel Dijksterburen Doniaburen Draaisterhuizen Eemswoude Exmorrazijl Feytebuorren Galamadammen Grauwe Kat Grote Wiske Idserdaburen Jonkershuizen Jousterp Jouswerd Kampen Kleine Gaastmeer Kleine Wiske Kooihuizen Laaxum Lippenwoude Lytshuzen Nijbuorren Nijeklooster Piekezijl Remswerd Rijtseterp Scharneburen Strand Vierhuizen Vijfhuis Vissersburen Wonneburen Wolsumerketting

List of cities, towns and villages in Friesland

Coordinates: 52°59′N 5°27′E / 52.983°N 5.450°E / 52.983; 5.450

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