Idsegahuizum

Not to be confused with Idskenhuizen.

Idsegahuizum Skuzum
Village
Idsegahuizum Church
Flag Coat of arms
Location in the former Wûnseradiel municipality
Idsegahuizum Location in the Netherlands Show map of Friesland Idsegahuizum Idsegahuizum (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°03′N 5°25′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Area [1]
• Total	7.47 km^2 (2.88 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.5 m (1.6 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	225
• Density	30/km^2 (78/sq mi)
Postal code	8754[1]
Dialing code	0515

Idsegahuizum (West Frisian: Skuzum) is a village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 220 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Ytzinghahusum, and means "settlement of the people of Idse (person)".^[4] Idsegahuizum is a terp (artificial living hill) village which is located near the former Zuiderzee (nowadays: IJsselmeer). It is an agricultural community which specialises in potatoes and gladioli. The village could only be reached via the sea dike. Between 1876 and 1879, the Makkumermeer was poldered and road was built to Allingawier and the world beyond.^[5]

The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1870 as a replacement of a medieval church.^[5] In 1874, a nearly identical church was built in Hieslum.^[6]

Idsegahuizum was home to 77 people in 1840.^[7] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wûnseradiel municipality.^[7]

Notable people

• Sjoerd Hofstra (1898–1983), sociologist and anthropologist

Gallery

• 
  Street in Idsegahuizum
• 
  Street in Idsegahuizum
• 
  Former farm

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 8754AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
3. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
4. "Idsegahuizum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
5. "Idsegahuizum". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
6. "Hieslum". Friesland Wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
7. "Idsegahuizum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.

External links

Media related to Idsegahuizum at Wikimedia Commons