Saaksum
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Saaksum
| native_name = {{native_name|gos|Soaksum}}
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Saaksum - dorpsaanzicht vanuit Englum.jpg
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| image_caption = Entrance to Saaksum
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
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| coordinates = {{coord|53|19|N|6|25|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Groningen}}
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = 23px Westerkwartier
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web
|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
|title = Postcodetool for 9886PB
|language = nl
|author =
|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
|access-date = 8 September 2023}}
| elevation_m = 1.7
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| population_total = 90
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
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| area_code = 0594
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Saaksum ({{IPA|nl|ˈsaːksʏm|lang}}; {{langx|gos|Soaksum}}) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. As of 2021, it had a population of 90. Until the municipal reorganization of 1990, it belonged to the former municipality of Oldehove.
Saaksum is a wierde village in good condition. It is a protected villagescape. The wierde is located on the edge of the village, on the main road from Aduard to {{ill|Roodehaan, Het Hogeland|lt=Roodehaan|nl|Roodehaan (Het Hogeland)}}.
Church
The Reformed Church, which was rebuilt in 1849, is located on the wierde. Its predecessor was a church dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria according to a document from 1588. A memorial stone at the bottom of the tower reports that it was {{lang|odt|ghemake}} ('made') in 1550. The tower was restored in 1709. In 1845 it was decided to build a new church due to its dilapidation, but the tower remained standing. The new church was built in 1849. From the church, a short church path runs to the village, which is located entirely along a circular road.
Gallery
20080510 Church Saaksum NL.jpg|The church of Saaksum
Saaksum - Noordstraat.jpg|Houses on the Noordstraat
Saaksum - haven.jpg|Harbour of Saaksum to the {{ill|Oldehoofsch canal|nl|Oldehoofsch kanaal}}
References
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External links
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{{Dutch municipality Westerkwartier}}
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