Pingjum

Pingjum
Village

Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Population
• Total	460 ^[1]

Pingjum (West Frisian: Penjum) is a village in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland, in the northern Netherlands and lies 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) South-west of Harlingen. Until 2011 Pingjum belonged to the former municipality Wûnseradiel.

History

During the February flood of 1825, Frisian seawalls broke, Pingjum was spared thanks to a dike around the village known as the Pingjumer Golden Collar. In 1892 the province of Friesland decided to put an end to the Pingjumer Golden Collar coastal protection, however in several places the dike is still visible. ^[2]

The Pingjumer Golden Collar south west of Pingjum in 2011.

Notable Residents

Rients Gratama, comedian.
Lammert Scheltes Hilarides (1868-1934), Handball player.
Jan Reitsma, (1869-1959), Handball player.
Jan Ykema, a former ice-skater, lives in Pingjum.
Obbe Sikkes Bangma, (1768-1829), mathematician.

External links

Media related to Pingjum at Wikimedia Commons

References

Populated places in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân

Cities/towns	Bolsward Hindeloopen IJlst Sneek Stavoren Workum Former municipalities: Bolsward Nijefurd Sneek Wûnseradiel Wymbritseradiel

Villages	Abbegea Allingawier Arum Blauwhuis Breezanddijk Burgwerd Cornwerd Dearsum Dedgum Exmorra Ferwoude Folsgare Gaast Gaastmeer Gauw Goënga Greonterp Hartwerd Heeg Hemelum Hichtum Hieslum Hommerts Idsegahuizum Idzega Indijk It Heidenskip Jutrijp Kimswerd Kornwerderzand Koudum Koufurderrige Loënga Lollum Longerhouw Makkum Molkwerum Nijhuizum Nijland Offingawier Oosthem Oppenhuizen Oudega Parrega Piaam Pingjum Raerd Sandfirden Scharnegoutum Schettens Schraard Smallebrugge Tersoal Tirns Tjalhuizum Tjerkwerd Uitwellingerga Warns Westhem Witmarsum Wolsum Wons Woudsend Ypecolsga Ysbrechtum Zurich

Hamlets	Aaksens Abbegaasterketting Anneburen Arkum Atzeburen Baarderburen Baburen Bovenburen De Hel Dijksterburen Doniaburen Draaisterhuizen Eemswoude Exmorrazijl Feytebuorren Galamadammen Grauwe Kat Grote Wiske Idserdaburen Jonkershuizen Jousterp Jouswerd Kampen Kleine Gaastmeer Kleine Wiske Kooihuizen Laaxum Lippenwoude Lytshuzen Nijbuorren Nijeklooster Piekezijl Remswerd Rijtseterp Scharneburen Strand Vierhuizen Vijfhuis Vissersburen Wonneburen Wolsumerketting

List of cities, towns and villages in Friesland

Coordinates: 53°06′58″N 5°26′24″E / 53.116°N 5.440°E / 53.116; 5.440

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