Jannum

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Jannum Janum
Village
Jannum church
Location in the former Ferwerderadiel municipality
53°18′44″N 5°54′19″E / 53.31222°N 5.90528°E / 53.31222; 5.90528
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Noardeast-Fryslân
Area ^[1]
• Total	2.59 km² (1.00 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	0.7 m (2.3 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	40
• Density	15/km² (40/sq mi)
Postal code	9107^[1]
Dialing code	0519

Jannum (Dutch: Janum) is a small village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 63 in January 2017.^[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality.^[4]

The village was first mentioned in 1506 as Jawnum. The etymology is unclear.^[5] The Dutch Reformed Church is from the 14th century and has 13th century elements. In 1840, Jannum was home to 97 people.^[4]

Gallery

View on Jannum
House in Jannum
House in Jannum

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9107AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Ferwerderadiel op 1 januari 2017 Archived 2017-10-21 at the Wayback Machine - Ferwerderadiel
^ ^a ^b "Jannum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Jannum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.