Workum () is a city located in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland, Netherlands. It received city rights in 1399 and is one of the eleven cities of Friesland. It had a population of 4,435 in January 2017.Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline.
Overview Workum is best known for its museum dedicated to the artist Jopie Huisman. There are four windmills in Workum; De Nijlânnermolen, De Snip, It Heidenskip and Ybema's Molen.
Notable people
Aeint Herman de Boer, Dutch businessman who was the owner of Hotel de Boer in Medan, Dutch East Indies Hotze Koch, 22 October 1867, founder of the Quanah Tribune-Chief newspaper Douwe and Matthijs Walta, Dutch brothers from Workum who joined the Papal Zouaves Kim H. Veltman (born 1948), Dutch-Canadian historian of science Sybrand Buma (born 1965), Dutch politician Jopie Huisman (1922–2000), painter.
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