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Mildam

Mildaam
Mildam Mildaam
Village
	Mildam, bridge Tjonger
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in the Heerenveen municipality
	Mildam Location in the Netherlands Mildam Mildam (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 52°56′10″N 6°0′6″E / 52.93611°N 6.00167°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Heerenveen
Area
• Total	2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	675
• Density	290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Postal code	8454
Dialing code	0513

Mildam (West Frisian: Mildaam) is a village in Heerenveen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 685 in January 2017.^[3]

Louis Le Roy's "eco-cathedral" is located here. There is a windmill in the village, De Tjongermolen.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1523 as tho Meyledam, and either means middle dam or dam of Meila (person).^[4] Mildam developed in the 18th century near a place where the Tjonger [nl] river could be crossed. Nowadays, it is more of a suburb of Heerenveen. The current Dutch Reformed church was rebuilt in 1726.^[5] In 1840, Mildam was home to 297 people.^[6]

The Tjongermolen is a polder mill built in 1983 to replace a ruinous mill from 1869.^[7]

Before 1934, Mildam was part of the Schoterland municipality.^[6]

Gallery

Church and bell tower
Welcome to Mildam
Sailing boat statue
Windmill De Tjongermolen

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 8454JK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
^ "Mildam - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Mildam" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Mildam". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "De Tjongermolen". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2022.