Workum
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Template:Infobox settlement Workum (Template:Langx) 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.<ref>Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline.</ref>
Overview
Workum is best known for its museum dedicated to the artist Jopie Huisman. There are four windmills in Workum; De Nijlânnermolen, De Snip, It Heidenskip 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.<ref name="terdege">Template:Cite news</ref>
Gallery
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Gertrudis church
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Ybema's Molen
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City centre
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Werenfridus church
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Jopie Huisman Museum
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References
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