Baaium village (Baijum). we walked on 03-09-2007. in this village.
Baaium (Dutch: Baijum) is a village in Littenseradiel municipality in Fryslxe2nprovince; it used to be in the former municipality of Hennaarderedeel.
Hennaarderadeel - Hinnaerderadiel was south east of Franeker, an agricultural region.
Municipal seat: Wommels. It was part of the old region of Westergo and in the middle ages suffered under the fights between the Schieringers and Vetkopers, as well as under the 'Donia-wars' (15th century).
The municipal flag was adopted 28 June 1963 and was abolished 1984, when the municipality became part of Littenseradeel.Description: Blue with a white fly-wise bend with on it with from top to bottom a green clover, a red five-leaved rose and a green six-pointed star. The flag is nearly identical to the CoA,derived from several noble families which had lived here.
It is on the way to Dronrijp-Winsum, it is ESE (East,South-East), of Franeker city.
When entering or leaving a village one can see one of these signs with the name of the village on, Coat of Arms of the municipality that the village falls under, if it has a church and camping grounds, the sign can vary from municipality to municipality. Some are like the one below.
It was a very clear cold day as we walked in Baaium. Quite a small but a very picturesque village full of character,there was a very strong wind that went right through you, but it was very enjoyable and quite exhilarating.
The church was once 'Catholic' but is now a 'Nedarlandse Hervormde'church, it was built in the year 1876, and the outside of the church was restored in 1997 and the tower in 2004. Despite renovations inside and out no church services has been held in the last 20 years.
News:In the year 1860 the church received its new organ according to : with thanks to Jan van der Weij in Baaium, Herv (Fr)- nw organ on 13 april-4- who browsed through the Leewarden Courant archives.(translated from dutch to English)# Met dank aan Jan van der Weij te Baaium die hetarchief van de Leeuwarder Courant doorspitte. 1860 - Baaium, Herv (Fr)~ nw orgel op 13 april ~4~
As we were walking through Baaium we noticed that most of the village was built on a mound-Terp as you can see from the photograph below.
On our walk through the village we came across quite a few vegetable gardens, some of these vegetables I have never in my life seen before like this yellow (?) is it a marrow or sort of pumpkin and it is very big. There were sunflowers also very popular in the Netherlands, they even have sunflower growing competitions.
Note that the weather vanes on top of the church were of a hen or rooster and the other I think is of a flag, who's I do not know.
In the middle ages there was a priory of Norbertine nuns (St. Michaelsbergor Monnikeberg), founded 1186. It is known that in 1235 many bricks were produced here. It was pulled down in 1580.
In the old church of Baaium was a big baptismal font, which can now be admired in the present church portal,hence the expression: "Sa great as de Baaiumer fonte" (as big as the Baaiumer font).
Nickname: "Eartepotten" (pea-pots), "Eartefretters" (pea-eaters)- the Baaiumer font was named by other villages "eartepot".
The19th century writer Waling Dykstra said that the church bell of Baaium was very small and produced no stately, tolling (galming) noises, that's why that bell was named a "eartepot".
The Belgian village of Gerdingen (Bree municipality, Maaseik arrondissement,Limburg province) had inhabitants named"Erwtenschijters" (pea-s***ters)Not very polite are they.
Flag: two vertical stripes proportioned 1:2; the first stripe dividedin three vertical stripes of white and blue, with on blue a yellow corn sheaf; the fly is red with a white Gothic window issuing from the hoist. with the point at 14/15 flag length.
The top of the shield refers to the Baaiumer font, made of red sandstone.
The font has the form of a cube with on three sides each three niches,symbolized in the Gothic windows.
In the niches red bricks, reminding of the brick-production in the Middle Ages. The corn sheaf symbolizes agriculture and the two sheep's head cattle-breeding, and that the soil was so sound that the sheep didn't get liver-rot. The blue color is from the municipal arms. The flag is a simplification of the arms.
We continued walking through Baaium and there was a lane branching of to our right it was so pretty I had to take a photograph of it as it reminded me a lot of an English country lane that I saw in Suffolk.
We walked through the village and came across the main road running through the village and a very pretty road it was, you could see the church tower standing tall in the midst of all the houses, and the clock on the tower very clearly, very handy to have, you could read it clearly. So if ever one needed to know the time it was very handy. The road itself wound its way through the village with the houses flanking both sides of the street.
What ones sees quite often in villages and what I find very quaint is that on a building they will have a stone plaque with an inscription inscribed on it describing who the person was and what year the first stone was laid from that building. In Baaium this house had a stone plaque on it the first stone was laid in 1871,by R.H. v.d. PLAATS.
After all this it was time to turn around and walk back to the car. I will be back Baaium.
Baaium (Dutch: Baijum) is a village in Littenseradiel municipality in Fryslxe2nprovince; it used to be in the former municipality of Hennaarderedeel.
Hennaarderadeel - Hinnaerderadiel was south east of Franeker, an agricultural region.
Municipal seat: Wommels. It was part of the old region of Westergo and in the middle ages suffered under the fights between the Schieringers and Vetkopers, as well as under the 'Donia-wars' (15th century).
The municipal flag was adopted 28 June 1963 and was abolished 1984, when the municipality became part of Littenseradeel.Description: Blue with a white fly-wise bend with on it with from top to bottom a green clover, a red five-leaved rose and a green six-pointed star. The flag is nearly identical to the CoA,derived from several noble families which had lived here.
It is on the way to Dronrijp-Winsum, it is ESE (East,South-East), of Franeker city.
When entering or leaving a village one can see one of these signs with the name of the village on, Coat of Arms of the municipality that the village falls under, if it has a church and camping grounds, the sign can vary from municipality to municipality. Some are like the one below.
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| Municipality and village name board. |
It was a very clear cold day as we walked in Baaium. Quite a small but a very picturesque village full of character,there was a very strong wind that went right through you, but it was very enjoyable and quite exhilarating.
The church was once 'Catholic' but is now a 'Nedarlandse Hervormde'church, it was built in the year 1876, and the outside of the church was restored in 1997 and the tower in 2004. Despite renovations inside and out no church services has been held in the last 20 years.
News:In the year 1860 the church received its new organ according to : with thanks to Jan van der Weij in Baaium, Herv (Fr)- nw organ on 13 april-4- who browsed through the Leewarden Courant archives.(translated from dutch to English)# Met dank aan Jan van der Weij te Baaium die hetarchief van de Leeuwarder Courant doorspitte. 1860 - Baaium, Herv (Fr)~ nw orgel op 13 april ~4~
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| Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk. |
As we were walking through Baaium we noticed that most of the village was built on a mound-Terp as you can see from the photograph below.
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| Village built on Terp. |
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| yellow (?) is it a marrow or sort of pumpkin. |
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| Vegetables growing from one of the vegetable gardens that we saw. |
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| weather vanes on top of church and church tower. |
Note that the weather vanes on top of the church were of a hen or rooster and the other I think is of a flag, who's I do not know.
In the middle ages there was a priory of Norbertine nuns (St. Michaelsbergor Monnikeberg), founded 1186. It is known that in 1235 many bricks were produced here. It was pulled down in 1580.
In the old church of Baaium was a big baptismal font, which can now be admired in the present church portal,hence the expression: "Sa great as de Baaiumer fonte" (as big as the Baaiumer font).
Nickname: "Eartepotten" (pea-pots), "Eartefretters" (pea-eaters)- the Baaiumer font was named by other villages "eartepot".
The19th century writer Waling Dykstra said that the church bell of Baaium was very small and produced no stately, tolling (galming) noises, that's why that bell was named a "eartepot".
The Belgian village of Gerdingen (Bree municipality, Maaseik arrondissement,Limburg province) had inhabitants named"Erwtenschijters" (pea-s***ters)Not very polite are they.
Baaium CoA: per fess a. in red three rectangular silver windows issuing from the fess, each with a Gothic rim, charged with a lying brick. b. in blue a golden corn sheaf, placed in base, with on top two silver sheep's heads.
Flag: two vertical stripes proportioned 1:2; the first stripe dividedin three vertical stripes of white and blue, with on blue a yellow corn sheaf; the fly is red with a white Gothic window issuing from the hoist. with the point at 14/15 flag length.
The top of the shield refers to the Baaiumer font, made of red sandstone.
The font has the form of a cube with on three sides each three niches,symbolized in the Gothic windows.
In the niches red bricks, reminding of the brick-production in the Middle Ages. The corn sheaf symbolizes agriculture and the two sheep's head cattle-breeding, and that the soil was so sound that the sheep didn't get liver-rot. The blue color is from the municipal arms. The flag is a simplification of the arms.
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| Reminded me of an English country lane in Suffolk England. |
We continued walking through Baaium and there was a lane branching of to our right it was so pretty I had to take a photograph of it as it reminded me a lot of an English country lane that I saw in Suffolk.
We walked through the village and came across the main road running through the village and a very pretty road it was, you could see the church tower standing tall in the midst of all the houses, and the clock on the tower very clearly, very handy to have, you could read it clearly. So if ever one needed to know the time it was very handy. The road itself wound its way through the village with the houses flanking both sides of the street.
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| Church tower midst of all the houses. |
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| Road winding it way through the village. |
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| House with stone plaque. First stone/brick laid 1871. |
What ones sees quite often in villages and what I find very quaint is that on a building they will have a stone plaque with an inscription inscribed on it describing who the person was and what year the first stone was laid from that building. In Baaium this house had a stone plaque on it the first stone was laid in 1871,by R.H. v.d. PLAATS.
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| Top left:A house. Top right a garden behind the church. Bottom left: a farm. Bottom right: The 'Eartepotten' village community hall,(Dorps huis). |
After all this it was time to turn around and walk back to the car. I will be back Baaium.
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