Tjalhuizum

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Tjalhuizum Tsjalhuzum
Village
Tjalhuizum Church Tower
Location in the former Wymbritseradiel municipality
53°2′44″N 5°36′43″E / 53.04556°N 5.61194°E / 53.04556; 5.61194
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Súdwest-Fryslân
Area ^[1]
• Total	0.96 km² (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	20
• Density	21/km² (54/sq mi)
Postal code	8772^[1]
Dialing code	0515

Tjalhuizum (West Frisian: Tsjalhuzum) is a small village in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. It had a population of around 25 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Tyelahusum, and means "settlement of Tjalle".^[4] The church was demolished in 1817, however the tower has remained standing.^[5]

Tjalhuizum was home to 51 people in 1840.^[5] In 1972, a 10 metres (33 ft) high World War II monument has been placed in Tjalhuizum along the IJsbrechtum naar Nijland. The monument serves as a remembrance for the lost lives in the municipality of Wymbritseradiel.^[6] Annually on 4 May, the school children from IJsbrechtum and Nijland walk to the monument, observe two of minutes of silence at 20:00 followed by the signing of the Frisian anthem.^[5] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wymbritseradiel municipality.^[5]

Gallery

Tsjalhuzum, war monument

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8772AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^ "Tjalhuizum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tjalhuizum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ "De Hoanne (Oorlogsmonument)". Keunstwurk (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.