Koarnjum has about 500 inhabitants, and is located in the municipality of Leeuwarderadeel

Leeuwarderadeel

Leeuwarderadeel is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its capital is Stiens.- Population centres :Bartlehiem, Britsum, Cornjum, Finkum, Hijum, Jelsum, Oude Leije, Stiens.- Bartlehiem :...

 (province of Friesland

Friesland

Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...

), in the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. The village is situated between Jelsum and Britsum

Britsum

The village of Britsum is sited within the municipality of Leeuwarderadeel , in the Netherlands. Britsum was built on an artificial bank running along the eastern side of the former Middelzee. The church, built around 1300, is also located on this bank. It has a population of about 1100 citizens...

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Notable Landmarks

The old mansion Martenastate in Cornjum was demolished around 1900 and replaced by a small fantasy castle.

Rail Service

Cornjum was served by a station on the North Friesland Railway which opened in 1901 and closed to passengers in July 1936, it reopened to passengers in May 1940 and closed to passengers again in December 1940. The line finally closed in 1997.