Easterwierrum
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| name = Easterwierrum
| native_name = Oosterwierum
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| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Oosterwierum kerktoren 2008.jpg
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| image_caption = Church tower
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| image_map = Map NL Littenseradiel Easterwierrum.png
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| map_caption = Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Friesland}} Friesland
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon|Súdwest-Fryslân}} Súdwest-Fryslân
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 4.44
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 9021BH |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 5 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 0.0
| 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=5 April 2022}}
| population_total = 320
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| area_code = 058
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| website = [http://www.easterwierrum.nl Official]
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Easterwierrum ({{IPA|fy|jɛstr̩ˈʋjɪrəm}}; {{langx|nl|Oosterwierum}}) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 332 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 1319 as Aesterwerum, and means "settlement on the eastern terp. East has been added to distinguish between Lytsewierrum.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/easterwierrum |title=Easterwierrum - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=5 April 2022 |language=nl}} Easterwierrum is a terp (artificial living hill) village which developed in the early middle ages.{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu06_01/sten009monu06_01_0053.php |title=Easterwierrum |author=Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven |year=2000 |publisher=Waanders |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9476 4 |language=nl |access-date=5 April 2022}}
There is a church tower from the 13th century on an isolated terp to the north of Eatserwierrum. Part of the terp has been excavated. The matching church was destroyed in 1905. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1895 and has a tower from 1911. The Catholic Saint Wiro Church was built between 1925 and 1926 in Gothic Revival style.
The reason for the isolated church tower is that the village of Easterwierrum moved southwards to the canal during the 18th and 19th century to the a location which used to contain the stins Vogelzang.{{cite web|url=https://www.frieslandwonderland.nl/plaats/easterwierrum |title=Easterwierrum |website=Friesland Wonderland |access-date=5 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Easterwierrum was home to 328 people in 1840.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/easterwierrum |title=Easterwierrum |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=5 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality.
Gallery
File:In Esterwierum.JPG|Street view
File:20190515 Sint-Wirokerk1 Oosterwierum.jpg|Village view
File:20190515 Sint-Wirokerk2 Oosterwierum.jpg |Saint Wiro Church
File:20190515 Pluktuin3 nabij Oosterwierum.jpg|Gardens on the canal
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