- Bierum
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caption = The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Bierum in the municipality of Delfzijl.Bierum (coord|53|23|N|6|52|E|type:city(610)) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of
Delfzijl , and lies about 27 km northeast of Groningen.Bierum was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with
Delfzijl . [Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [http://www.knaw.nl/cfdata/publicaties/detail.cfm?boeken__ordernr=20061061] ]In 2001, the village of Bierum had 610 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.20 km², and contained 225 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm "Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001"] . (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).] The statistical area "Bierum", which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1240 (not including the villages Spijk,
Losdorp ,Godlinze ,Holwierde , andKrewerd ).Statistics Netherlands (CBS), [http://statline.cbs.nl/ "Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005"] . As ofJanuary 1 ,2005 .]References
External links
* [http://www.kuijsten.de/atlas/gr/bierum.html Map of the former municipality in 1868]
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