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Baaium

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Baijum Baaium
Village
Baijum church
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the former Littenseradiel municipality
53°9′54″N 5°37′55″E / 53.16500°N 5.63194°E / 53.16500; 5.63194
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Waadhoeke
Area ^[1]
• Total	2.15 km² (0.83 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	0.8 m (2.6 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	115
• Density	53/km² (140/sq mi)
Postal code	8841^[1]
Dialing code	0517

Baaium (Dutch: Baijum) is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is in the municipality Waadhoeke, about 15 km southwest of the city of Leeuwarden. Baaium had a population of around 118 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Baym, and means "settlement of the people of Bado or Beie".^[4] In 1186, a priory of the Premonstratensian was founded as St. Michael's Mountain, but became colloquially known as Monniken-Bajum (Monks-Bajum). The monastery was destroyed in 1592.^[4]^[5] A church was built in the late-12th century. The church was replaced in 1876

Baaium was home to 108 people in 1840.^[5] Before 2018, the village was part of the Littenseradiel municipality and before 1984 it belonged to Hennaarderadeel municipality.^[5]

Gallery

View on Baaium
Farm in Baaium (1967)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8841KE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ Aantal inwoners per dorp Archived 2017-04-21 at the Wayback Machine - Littenseradiel
^ ^a ^b "Baaium - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Baaium". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.