Baaium

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| name = Baijum

| native_name = Baaium

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| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = Baaium, Terp 21 - Ned. Hervormde Kerk-2015-001.JPG

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| image_caption = Baijum church

| image_flag = Baijum vlag.svg

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| image_shield = Baaium wapen.svg

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| image_map = Map NL Littenseradiel Baaium.png

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| map_caption = Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality

| pushpin_map = Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands

| pushpin_label_position = right

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Friesland

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Waadhoeke

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| unit_pref = Metric

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| area_total_km2 = 2.15

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 8841KE |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 4 April 2022 }}

| elevation_m = 0.8

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=4 April 2022}}

| population_total = 115

| population_density_km2 = auto

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| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 8841

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 0517

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Baaium ({{langx|nl|Baijum}}) is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is in the municipality Waadhoeke, about 15 km southwest of the city of Leeuwarden. Baaium had a population of around 118 in January 2017.[http://www.littenseradiel.nl/internet/over-littenseradiel_41217/item/aantal-inwoners-per-dorp_14845.html Aantal inwoners per dorp] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421112253/http://www.littenseradiel.nl/internet/over-littenseradiel_41217/item/aantal-inwoners-per-dorp_14845.html |date=2017-04-21 }} - Littenseradiel

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Baym, and means "settlement of the people of Bado or Beie". In 1186, a priory of the Premonstratensian was founded as St. Michael's Mountain, but became colloquially known as Monniken-Bajum (Monks-Bajum). The monastery was destroyed in 1592.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/baaium |title=Baaium - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=4 April 2022 |language=nl}} A church was built in the late-12th century. The church was replaced in 1876

Baaium was home to 108 people in 1840.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/baaium |title=Baaium |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=4 April 2022 |language=nl}} Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hennaarderadeel municipality.

Gallery

File:Baaium fan 'e Hatsumer kant ôf.jpg|View on Baaium

File:Aanzicht - Bajum - 20027525 - RCE.jpg|Farm in Baaium (1967)

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