Beetgum
| Beetgum | |
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| Village | |
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Beetgum's "Hege Wier", remains of one of 5 "stiens", or medieval castles in Friesland | |
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| Country |
 Netherlands |
| Province |
 Friesland |
| Municipality | Menameradiel |
| Population | |
| • Total | c. 735 |
Beetgum (West Frisian: Bitgum) is a small village in Menameradiel in the province of Friesland,the Netherlands. It had a population of around 735 in 2005.
Town church
Beetgum gained notoriety in 1895, when three brothers from the village – the brothers Keimpe, Wybren en Marten Hogerhuis – were arrested for their alleged and disputed involvement in a burglary in the village of Britsum. The involvement of the Social Democrat Party's leader, Pieter Jelles Troelstra two years later, catapulted the village into the national headlines.
Coordinates: 53°14′12″N 5°41′15″E / 53.23667°N 5.68750°E
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