Arum, Friesland

Arum
Village
Arum Dutch Reformed Church
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
Arum Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°07′47″N 5°28′31″E / 53.12972°N 5.47528°E / 53.12972; 5.47528Coordinates: 53°07′47″N 5°28′31″E / 53.12972°N 5.47528°E / 53.12972; 5.47528
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Population  (1 January 2017)
• Total	1,075
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	8822
Dialing code	0517

Arum is a village in the Súdwest-Fryslân municipality in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is about 5 km southeast of the city of Harlingen.

The village itself has about 895 inhabitants. The surrounding countryside that belongs to Arum, including the hamlets of and , has a population of about 180 in January 2017.^[1]

History[]

In 1380, the was fought near the village between the monks of the monasteries (near Midlum) and Oldeklooster (near Hartwert), in which more than 130 men died.

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Before 2011, the village was part of the Wûnseradiel municipality.

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