Saaksum
Soaksum (Gronings)
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Village
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Entrance to Saaksum
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  Saaksum Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands Show map of Groningen (province) Saaksum Saaksum (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 53°19′N 6°25′E / 53.317°N 6.417°E / 53.317; 6.417 | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Groningen |
| Municipality |  Westerkwartier |
| Elevation | 1.7 m (5.6 ft) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
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| • Total | 90 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode |
9886[2]
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| Area code | 0594 |
Saaksum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsaːk.sʏm]; Gronings: Soaksum) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. As of 2021, it had a population of 90.[2] Until the municipal reorganization of 1990, it belonged to the former municipality of Oldehove.
Saaksum is a wierde village in good condition. It is a protected villagescape. The wierde is located on the edge of the village, on the main road from AduardtoRoodehaan [nl].
The Reformed Church, which was rebuilt in 1849, is located on the wierde. Its predecessor was a church dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria according to a document from 1588. A memorial stone at the bottom of the tower reports that it was ghemake ('made') in 1550. The tower was restored in 1709. In 1845 it was decided to build a new church due to its dilapidation, but the tower remained standing. The new church was built in 1849. From the church, a short church path runs to the village, which is located entirely along a circular road.
![Harbour of Saaksum to the Oldehoofsch canal [nl]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Saaksum_-_haven.jpg)
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