Workum
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| name = Workum
| native_name = {{small|West Frisian: Warkum}}
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| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline = Workum, de Waag-Museum Warkums Erfskip RM39461 IMG 2394 2018-04-18 15.26.jpg
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| subdivision_name1 = Friesland
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| subdivision_name2 = Súdwest-Fryslân
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| population_total = 4435
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| postal_code = 8711
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Workum ({{Langx|fy|Warkum}}) is a city located in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland, Netherlands. It received city rights in 1399 and is one of the eleven cities of Friesland. It had a population of 4,435 in January 2017.[http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=13314-13470&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017] - CBS Statline.
Overview
Nowadays, Workum is probably best known for having a museum dedicated to the very popular artist Jopie Huisman. There are four windmills in Workum; De Nijlânnermolen, De Snip, Het Heidenschap and Ybema's Molen.
Notable people
- Aeint Herman de Boer, Dutch businessman who was the owner of Hotel de Boer in Medan, Dutch East Indies
- Hotze Koch, 22 October 1867, founder of the Quanah Tribune-Chief newspaper
- Kim H. Veltman (born 1948), Dutch-Canadian historian of science
- Sybrand Buma (born 1965), Dutch politician
- Jopie Huisman (1922–2000), painter.{{cite news|url=https://www.digibron.nl/viewer/collectie/Digibron/id/tag:Terdege,19860709:newsml_fb16eed38bef9b70dabd0fd1b205675c |title=Lompenhandelaar schildert de afval van zijn volk...|website=Terdege via Digibron|date=9 July 1986|language=nl|access-date=3 March 2021}}
Gallery
Image: Sint Gertrudiskerk Workum 18.JPG|Gertrudis church
File:Warkum, Ybema's mole.jpg|Ybema's Molen
Image:8711 Workum, Netherlands - panoramio (17).jpg|City centre
Image:Sint Werenfridus kerk Workum 06.JPG|Werenfridus church
Image:Jopie Huisman Museum 01.JPG|Jopie Huisman Museum
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Workum}}
{{Frisian cities}}
{{Dutch municipality Súdwest-Fryslân}}
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Category:Cities in the Netherlands
Category:Populated places in Friesland
{{Friesland-geo-stub}}