Warffum

Warffum
Village

Warffum in 2011
Warffum

Location of Warffum in the province of Groningen

Coordinates: 53°23′N 6°33′E / 53.383°N 6.550°E / 53.383; 6.550
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Eemsmond
Population (January 1st, 2007)
 • Total 2,460
  Source: The official website of the municipality of Eemsmond, .
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Warffum (Gronings: Waarvum[1])is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Eemsmond.[2] It was a separate municipality until 1990, when it became a part of Hefshuizen,[3] which has been known as Eemsmond since January 1, 1992.[4]

History

The history of Warffum can be traced back to at least 800 AD, and it has been estimated that the village was founded as far back as the fifth century.[5]

In 1893 a trainstation was opened in Warffum, connecting Warffum to Groningen and Roodeschool.[6]

In 2004 the Dutch royal family visited Warffum as part of the Koninginnedag (Queensday) celebrations.[7]

Culture

The museum Het Hoogeland shows life in Warffum about a hundred year ago through a collection that includes about fifteen houses.[8] The Schelpenmuseum (Shell museum) has a collection of sea shells.[5]

The famous Dutch singer-songwriter Ede Staal was born in Warffum.

Perhaps the biggest annual happening in Warffum is the op Roakeldais festival. This is a folkdance festival that attracts professional dance groups from all over the world.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Zakwoordenboek (pocket dictionary) Gronings-Dutch and Dutch-Gronings, Staalboek Veendam, fifth print 1998 (in Dutch)
  2. ↑ The official website of the municipality of Eemsmond (in Dutch)
  3. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. (in Dutch)
  4. ↑ The official website of the municipality of Eemsmond (in Dutch)
  5. 1 2 Warffum.com (in Dutch)
  6. ↑ stationsweb.brinkster.net (in Dutch)
  7. ↑ (in Dutch)
  8. ↑ The official site of museum Het Hoogeland (in Dutch)
  9. ↑ The official site of the op Roakeldais festival (in English)

External links

Coordinates: 53°24′N 6°34′E / 53.400°N 6.567°E / 53.400; 6.567

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