Miedum

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| settlement_type = Hamlet

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| image_caption = Miedum, church tower

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| image_map = Map NL Ljouwert Miedum.png

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| map_caption = Location in Leeuwarden municipality

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| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Friesland}} Friesland

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon|Leeuwarden}} Leeuwarden

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| area_total_km2 = 5.02

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 9082AW |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 31 March 2022 }}

| elevation_m = -0.2

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_total = 50

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| postal_code = 9082

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

The height of the leaning tower of Miedum is {{convert|14|m|2|abbr=off}}. The approximate tilt at the top of the tower is {{convert|115|cm|ftin}}. Relatively speaking, it is the most displaced church tower of the Netherlands,[https://www.dekrantvantoen.nl//vw/article.do?id=LC-20091114-NO03001004&vw=org&lm=miedum%2Ctor%2CLC Miedum heeft de scheefste van het land] [Miedum has the most leaning tower of the Netherlands] Leeuwarder Courant. 14 November 2009. and the second most leaning tower of Europe after Suurhusen.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1415 as Medemma gha, and means "settlement on the hay land".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/miedum |title=Miedum - (geografische naam)|website=Etymologiebank |access-date=31 March 2022 |language=nl}} Miedum shares a statistical area and postal code with the countryside of Lekkum, 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/miedum |title=Miedum |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=31 March 2022 |language=nl}}

Before 1944, Miedum was part of Leeuwarderadeel municipality.

Gallery

File:Miedum Huis voor de kerktoren.JPG|House in Miedum

File:Miedum.nr3.jpg|Farms in Miedum

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