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Jislum

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

53°18′46″N 5°52′39″E / 53.31278°N 5.87750°E / 53.31278; 5.87750Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality Noardeast-FryslânArea

^[1]

• Total1.67 km² (0.64 sq mi)Elevation

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0.5 m (1.6 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total65 • Density39/km² (100/sq mi)Postal code

9177^[1]

Dialing code0519

Jislum is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 65 in January 2017.^[3] Before 2019, the village was part of the Ferwerderadiel municipality.^[4]

There is a restored windmill in the village called De Volharding.

History

The village was first mentioned in 944 as Gisleheim and means "settlement of the people of Gisilo".^[5] In 1840, Jislum was home to 118 people. The Dutch Reformed church dates from 1886 and is a replacement of a medieval church.^[4] The polder mill De Volharding was built in 1872. It was in service until 1955. In 1994, it was restored and since 2006, it performs as a backup to the pumping station.^[6]

Gallery

Windmill De Volharding
Landscape near Jislum
Farm in Jislum

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9177GA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Ferwerderadiel op 1 januari 2017 Archived 2017-10-21 at the Wayback Machine - Ferwerderadiel
^ ^a ^b "Jislum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Jislum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "De Volharding". Molendatabase (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 April 2022.