Piaam

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

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Location in the former Wûnseradiel municipality

53°02′N 5°24′E / 53.033°N 5.400°E / 53.033; 5.400Country

NetherlandsProvince

FrieslandMunicipality

Súdwest-FryslânArea

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• Total2.55 km² (0.98 sq mi)Elevation

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−0.4 m (−1.3 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total50 • Density20/km² (51/sq mi)Postal code

8756^[1]

Dialing code0515

Piaam is a small village in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 50 in January 2017.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Pyangum and means "settlement of Pada or Pya (person)".^[4] Piaam developed along the former Zuiderzee (nowadays IJsselmeer) coast near two lakes: Feitemeer and Parregaastermeer.^[5] The village is located on a dead-end street from the former sea dike.^[6]

The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century.^[5] In 1899, a Christian Reformed church was built in the village. In 1969, it was decommissioned and has become a bird museum with a collection of over 200 birds that are native to the area.^[6]

Piaam was home to 100 people in 1840.^[6] Between 1876 and 1879, the lakes were poldered and named Polder Kooihuizen after the former duck decoys in the area.^[5] Before 2011, the village was part of the Wûnseradiel municipality.^[6]

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View on Piaam
House in Piaam
Piaam from the sea dike
Farm in Piaam

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8756JN". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^ "Piaam - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Piaam". Friesland wonderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Piaam". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 April 2022.