Koarnjum
Village
Koarnjum church
Koarnjum church
Location in Leeuwarderadeel municipality
Location in Leeuwarderadeel municipality
Koarnjum is located in Friesland
Koarnjum
Koarnjum
Location in the Netherlands
Koarnjum is located in Netherlands
Koarnjum
Koarnjum
Koarnjum (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°14′36″N 5°46′43″E / 53.2432°N 5.7787°E / 53.2432; 5.7787
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
ProvinceFriesland Friesland
MunicipalityLeeuwarden Leeuwarden
Area
[1]
 • Total4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.2 m (0.7 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total420
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Postal code
9056[1]
Dialing code058

Koarnjum (Dutch: Cornjum[3]) is a village in the municipality of Leeuwarden (Friesland province), in the Netherlands. The village is situated between Jelsum and Britsum and a population of around 370 in January 2017.[4]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1423 as Coernem, and means "settlement of the people of Curra".[5] In 1840, it was home to 303 people. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1873, and received a new spire in 2020.[6]

Koarnjum was served by a station on the North Friesland Railway which opened in 1901 and closed to passengers in 1930.[7] The line finally closed in 1997.

Before 2018, the village was part of the Leeuwarderadeel municipality.[6]

Notable Landmarks

The old mansion Martenastate in Koarnjum was demolished in 1899 and replaced by a small fantasy castle.[6] The stins Martenastate was originally built before 1427. In 1658, it was extensively modified. The last owner was Duco Martena van Burmania Vegelin van Claerbergen who was in financial difficulties and sold the ruinous castle to the local church in 1899 who demolished the castle and sold the land to a real estate agent.[8]

Notable people

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9056LK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ Taalunie (2021). "Friese namen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
  5. ^ "Cornjum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Koarnjum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  7. ^ "stopplaats Cornjum". Stationweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Martena State". Stinsen in Friesland (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Arend Johan van Glinstra". Netherlands Institute for Art History (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.

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