Bitgummole

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Bitgummole Beetgumermolen
Village
Bitgummole church
Location in Menameradiel municipality
53°14′6″N 5°42′19″E / 53.23500°N 5.70528°E / 53.23500; 5.70528
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Waadhoeke
Area ^[1]
• Total	5.11 km² (1.97 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	1.3 m (4.3 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	910
• Density	180/km² (460/sq mi)
Postal code	9045^[1]
Dialing code	058

Bitgummole (Dutch: Beetgumermolen^[3]) is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 911 in January 2017.^[4] Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality.^[5]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1622 as Beetgumer Meulen, and means "wind mill of Beetgum". The mill was a grist mill for rye which has been known to exist on the dike since the 16th century.^[6] Bitgummole was built on a dike from around 1300.^[5] It started to develop during the 18th and 19th century. A church was built in 1924.^[7]

Bitgummole was home to 494 people in 1840. The wind mill burnt down in 1862, and was never rebuilt.^[5] In 1963, it was awarded village status.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9045PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ Taalunie (2019). "Friese namen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
^ Feiten en cijfers - Menameradiel
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bitgummole". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ "Beetgumermolen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Beetgum" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 4 April 2022.