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Workum

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Workum West Frisian: Warkum
City

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Workum Location in the Netherlands Show map of Friesland Workum Workum (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°59′N 5°27′E / 52.983°N 5.450°E / 52.983; 5.450
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 municipalityofSúdwest-FryslâninFriesland, 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.^[1]

Overview[edit]

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.

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.^[2]

^ "Lompenhandelaar schildert de afval van zijn volk..." Terdege via Digibron (in Dutch). 9 July 1986. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

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v t e Populated places in the municipalityofSúdwest-Fryslân
Towns	Bolsward Hindeloopen IJlst Sneek Stavoren Workum
Villages	Abbegea Allingawier Arum Blauwhuis Boazum Breezanddijk Britswert Burgwerd Cornwerd Dearsum Dedgum Easterein Easterwierrum Exmorra Ferwoude Folsgare Gaast Gaastmeer Gauw Goënga Greonterp Hartwerd Heeg Hemelum Hichtum Hidaard Hieslum Hinnaard Hommerts Idsegahuizum Idzega Iens Indijk It Heidenskip Itens Jutrijp Kimswerd Kornwerderzand Koudum Koufurderrige Kûbaard Lollum Longerhouw Lytsewierrum Makkum Molkwerum Nijhuizum Nijland Oosthem Oppenhuizen Oudega Parrega Piaam Pingjum Poppenwier Reahûs Raerd Rien Sandfirden Scharl Scharnegoutum Schettens Schraard Sibrandabuorren Smallebrugge Tersoal Tirns Tjalhuizum Tjerkwerd Uitwellingerga Waaksens Warns Westhem Witmarsum Wiuwert Wolsum Wommels Wons Woudsend Ypecolsga Ysbrechtum Zurich
Hamlets	Abbegaasterketting Laaxum Loënga Offingawier
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