Miedum

Hamlet in Friesland, Netherlands

53°14′14″N 5°50′12″E / 53.23722°N 5.83667°E / 53.23722; 5.83667Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

LeeuwardenArea

^[1]

• Total5.02 km² (1.94 sq mi)Elevation

^[2]

−0.2 m (−0.7 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total50 • Density10.0/km² (26/sq mi)Postal code

9082^[1]

Dialing code058

Miedum is a hamlet in Leeuwarden municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

The height of the leaning tower of Miedum is 14 metres (45.93 feet). The approximate tilt at the top of the tower is 115 centimetres (3 ft 9 in). Relatively speaking, it is the most displaced church tower of the Netherlands,^[3]^[4] and the second most leaning tower of Europe after Suurhusen.^[4]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1415 as Medemma gha, and means "settlement on the hay land".^[5] Miedum shares a statistical area and postal code with the countryside of Lekkum,^[1] but it does have place name signs. The church was built in 1620, but demolished in 1834 and only the leaning church tower has remained. In 1955, the foundation of the tower was strengthened to prevent collapse during a storm. In 1840, Miedum was home to 62 people. Nowadays, it consists of about a dozen houses.^[4]

Before 1944, Miedum was part of Leeuwarderadeel municipality.^[4]

Gallery

House in Miedum
Farms in Miedum

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 31 March 2022. overlap with Lekkum
^ "Postcodetool for 9082AW". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ Miedum heeft de scheefste van het land [Miedum has the most leaning tower of the Netherlands] Leeuwarder Courant. 14 November 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Miedum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Miedum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2022.