Boksum
Boksum | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 St Margaret's church | |
 Location in Menameradiel municipality | |
  Boksum Location in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 53°11′N 5°44′E / 53.183°N 5.733°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Friesland |
| Municipality |  Waadhoeke |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 405 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9031 |
| Telephone area | 058 |
Boksum is a small village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 400 people in 2020[1] Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality.
It has a bakery, a community center and two churches. The oldest of the two churches, which was built between 1080 and 1120, is still used as a church belonging to the Dutch Reformed Church. The elementary school in used to teach three language: Dutch, West Frisian and English, but closed in 2019 due the lack of students and moved in at the elementary school in Deinum, a village right beside Boksum
References[]
- ^ Aantal inwoners per dorp - Menameradiel
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