Hantum
title: "Hantum" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["noardeast-fryslân", "populated-places-in-friesland"] topic_path: "general/noardeast-fryslan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantum" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hantum |
| native_name_lang | |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Sint-Nicolaaskerk Hantum.jpg |
| image_caption | St Martin's church |
| image_flag | Hantum vlag.svg |
| image_shield | Hantum wapen.svg |
| image_map | Map NL Dongeradiel Hantum.png |
| map_caption | Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality |
| pushpin_map | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| pushpin_label_position | left |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in the Netherlands |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Netherlands Netherlands |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Friesland Friesland |
| subdivision_type2 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name2 | Noardeast-Fryslân |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 3.51 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 1 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 400 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 9147 |
| area_code_type | Dialing code |
| area_code | 0519 |
| :: |
| name = Hantum | native_name = | native_name_lang = | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = Sint-Nicolaaskerk Hantum.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = St Martin's church | image_flag = Hantum vlag.svg | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = Hantum wapen.svg | shield_alt = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Map NL Dongeradiel Hantum.png | map_alt = | map_caption = Location in the former Dongeradeel municipality | pushpin_map = Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Netherlands Netherlands | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Friesland Friesland | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Noardeast-Fryslân | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric tags -- | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 3.51 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 1 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 400 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | population_demonym = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 9147 | area_code_type = Dialing code | area_code = 0519 | iso_code = | footnotes = Hantum is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 404 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality.
The village is home to a restored windmill, De Hantumermolen, and a Buddhist stupa and monastery.
History
The village was first mentioned in 944 as Hanaten. The etymology is unknown. Hantum is a terp (artificial living mound) village which developed several centuries before Christ. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the late-12th century and was enlarged in the 16th century. In 1807, the tower was built.
The polder mill De Hantumermolen was built in 1880. In 1957, the stock broke and an electromotor was installed. The mill was restored in 1978, and is back in active service removing excess water from the polder.
In 1840, Hamtum was home to 383 people. Around 1900, the southern and western parts of the terp were excavated.
In 1986, Karma Deleg Chö Phel Ling, a Buddhist monastery, was founded. A Buddhist Stupa was built near Hantum in 1993. The stupa measures 13 m, and was at the time the largest stupa in Western Europe. It belongs to the Karma Kagyu lineage of the Tibetan Buddhism, and is part of the monastery of Karma Deleg Chö Phel Ling.
Gallery
File:Hantum een terpdorp in Friesland.jpg|Village view File:Hantummer Molen - Hantum.jpg|De Hantumermolen File:Kinnema-sathe Hantum.jpg|De Kinnema sathe in Hantum File:De Boeddhistische Stoepa in Hantum.jpg|Buddhist stupa in Hantum
References
References
- "Postcodetool for 9147BA". Het Waterschapshuis.
- "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021".
- [https://www.dongeradeel.nl/gemeente-dongeradeel/aantal-inwoners_41858/ Aantal inwoners per woonplaats in Dongeradeel op 1 januari 2017] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-10-21 - Dongeradeel)
- "Hantum - (geografische naam)".
- Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven. (2000). "Hantum". Waanders.
- "De Hantumermolen".
- "Hantum".
- "Stoepa".
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