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Drogeham

*Droegeham* (West Frisian)
Drogeham Droegeham (West Frisian)
Village
	Walburga Church
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Achtkarspelen municipality
	Drogeham Location in the Netherlands Drogeham Drogeham (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 53°12′06″N 6°06′43″E / 53.20169°N 6.11207°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Municipality	Achtkarspelen
Area
• Total	10.42 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,725
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9289
Dialing code	0512
Website	drogeham.com

Drogeham (West Frisian: Droegeham) is a village of about 1,700 inhabitants^[3] in the Dutch province of Friesland.

It is in a rural area of the municipality of Achtkarspelen. Agriculture still plays an important part in the town, but small-scale industry is on the increase. Many people have their jobs in nearby larger towns like Drachten, Surhuisterveen, and Leeuwarden. The most common language is still West Frisian although there are more and more people coming to Drogeham who have Dutch as their mother-tongue.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1475 as Asterham, Drogheham, and means dry land in a bend of a stream.^[4] Drogeham developed to the west of the monastery of Buweklooster [nl]. The tower of the Protestant church of Drogeham dates from circa 1225 and was restored in 1704. The church itself extensively modified in 1876.^[5]^[6] In 1840, Drogeham was home to 264 people.^[6]

Notable buildings

The Protestant church of Drogeham

Gallery

Welcome to Drogeham
Former school
Bridge over the canal
Former pub

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 March 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 9289HA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ Villages - Achtkarspelen (in Dutch)
^ "Drogeham - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert & Sabine Broekhoven (2000). "Drogeham" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9476 4. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Drogeham". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2022.