- Wijnaldum
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Wijnaldum
mapsize = 280px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = flagicon|NetherlandsNetherlands
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = flagicon|FrieslandFriesland
settlement_type = Village
population_total = c. 100Wijnaldum ( _fr. Winaam or Winaem) is a village in northwest
Friesland ,Netherlands . The village lies within the municipality of Harlingen; prior to 1984, it was a part of the municipality ofBarradeel . The village center has approximately 100 residents, with about 490 residents in the entire village (including the neighborhoods of Lutkeburen, Haule and Voorryp)The village church, traditionally
Dutch Reformed ("Hervormde") and now part of theProtestant Church in the Netherlands , was dedicated toSt. Anthony prior to the Reformation. Ruins from a tower that collapsed in 1684 are still visible on the church's north side. The church is particularly known for its detailed, wood-carved pulpit dating from 1729.Archeological work has shown that Wijnaldum was an important settlement as early as the 7th century.
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