Kollumerpomp

Kollumerpomp (Low Saxon and West Frisian:[3][4] De Pomp) is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of 478 in January 2017.[5] Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality.[6]

Kollumerpomp
Village
Kollumerpomp church
Kollumerpomp church
Flag of Kollumerpomp
Flag
Coat of arms of Kollumerpomp
Coat of arms
Location in the former Kollumerland municipality
Location in the former Kollumerland municipality
Kollumerpomp is located in Friesland
Kollumerpomp
Kollumerpomp
Location in the Netherlands
Kollumerpomp is located in Netherlands
Kollumerpomp
Kollumerpomp
Kollumerpomp (Netherlands)
Coordinates:
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
ProvinceFriesland Friesland
MunicipalityNoardeast-Fryslân
Area
[1]
 • Total13.69 km2 (5.29 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.5 m (1.6 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total435
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Postal code
9293[1]
Dialing code0511

There is a restored windmill in the village De Westermolen.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1786 as de Pomp, and means "drainage canal of Kollum, and with was dug around 1534 to the sea dike to polder the Pompster Ryd.[7] The Reformed church was built in 1906.[8] In 1840, Kollumerpomp was home to 75 people.[6]

The polder mill De Westermolen was built in 1845. In 1959, a storm caused a broken stock. The owner wanted to demolish it, but no permission was granted, and a Diesel engine was installed instead. In 1961, it was bought by the municipality and restored in 1984. In 1988, it was recommissioned.[9]

The Resistance monument was revealed in 1950 and commemorates four members of the Dutch resistance who took possession of the sluice on 13 to 14 April 1945. They managed to hold on for 36 hours, but three were killed by the German forces. One member of the relief force was also killed on 16 April.[10]

  • De Westermolen
    De Westermolen
  • Resistance monument (Kollumerpomp)
    Resistance monument (Kollumerpomp)
  • Contribution house (at the Dyke near Kollumerpomp)
    Contribution house (at the Dyke near Kollumerpomp)
  • Farm in Kollumerpomp
    Farm in Kollumerpomp

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022. two entries
  2. "Postcodetool for 9293LJ". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  3. Friese namen (West Frisian names) on namen.taalunie.org
  4. G. van Berkel & K. Samplonius (2018). "Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard" (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. Inwonertal en info 2017 Archived 2017-10-28 at the Wayback Machine - Kollumerland
  6. "Kollumerpomp". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  7. "Kollumerpomp - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  8. Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Kollum" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  9. "De Westermolen". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  10. "Kollumerpomp, verzetsmonument". 4 en 5 mei (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.

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