Aalsum, Groningen

Hamlet in Groningen, Netherlands

Aalsum

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Aalsum

Location of Aalsum in the province of Groningen

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Coordinates: 53°18′25″N 6°22′12″E﻿ / ﻿53.30694°N 6.37000°E﻿ / 53.30694; 6.37000
Country|  Netherlands
Province|  Groningen
Municipality|  Westerkwartier
Postcode|

9883

Aalsum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːlsʏm]) is a small hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Westerkwartier, about 1.5 km west of Oldehove.[1]

The hamlet was located on a wierde, an artificial dwelling hill. The hill was partially excavated in the 20th century; a bow from the ninth century was found. Plans to reconstruct the hill were canceled.

According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,[2] Aalsum had 80 inhabitants in the middle of the 19th century; presumably, this includes the surrounding countryside.

## Gallery

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* Wierde seen from the Aalsumerweg from the direction of Kommerzijl

* Wierde seen from the Aalsumerweg from the direction of Oldehove

* Wierde seen from the Electraweg

## References

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1. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
2. ^ Abraham Jacob van der Aa, "Aardrijkskundig woordenboek der Nederlanden", vol. 1 (A), 1839.

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Populated places in the municipality of Westerkwartier

Villages|

* Aduard
* Boerakker
* Briltil
* Den Ham
* Den Horn
* De Wilp
* Doezum
* Enumatil
* Ezinge
* Feerwerd
* Garnwerd
* Grijpskerk
* Grootegast
* Jonkersvaart
* Kommerzijl
* Kornhorn
* Lauwerzijl
* Leek
* Lettelbert
* Lucaswolde
* Lutjegast
* Marum
* Midwolde
* Niebert
* Niehove
* Niekerk
* Niezijl
* Noordhorn
* Noordwijk
* Nuis
* Oldehove
* Oldekerk
* Oostwold
* Opende
* Pieterzijl
* Saaksum
* Sebaldeburen
* Tolbert
* Visvliet
* Zevenhuizen
* Zuidhorn

Hamlets|

* Aalsum
* Aduarderzijl
* Fransum
* Oostum

53°18′27″N 6°22′10″E﻿ / ﻿53.30750°N 6.36944°E﻿ / 53.30750; 6.36944

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