Dearsum is a small village in Boarnsterhim

Boarnsterhim

Boarnsterhim is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. The Dutch name is Boornsterhem.- Population centres :Akkrum, Aldeboarn , Dearsum , Eagum , Friens, Grou , Idaerd , Jirnsum , Nes, Poppenwier , Raerd , Reduzum , Sibrandabuorren ,...

 in the province 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...

 of 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...

 and has around the 140 citizens.

History

Dearsum is founded at the, de MiddelSeawall on the east side of the Middelzee

Middelzee

The Middelzee , also called Bordine, was the estuary mouth of the River Boorn now in the Dutch province of Friesland. It ran from as far south as Sneek northward to the Wadden Sea and marked the border between main Frisian regions of Westergoa and Eastergoa...

.There are archaeological finds in the area made of for the era. after the Middelzee had silted there were significant pieces of new land in the village.

Church

The church of Dearsum is Built at the late 12th century, but when after all the thoughts replaced an earlier,wooden church. The Church has a number of Romanesque features, but also Gothic elements, who so the result will be subsequent adjustments. So there is a closed masonry arch in the north wall (15th century) and pointed arch windows in the south wall (16th century). Those window are – just like the only round arch window in the south wall – divided by stone. The tower with gable roof has on all four sides two round arched belfry.

interior

The church has a plain interior. yet are a few extraordinary to view. Such is the south side of the choir the piscina. It is in the wall fitted sink for washing of the stuff that the priest used at the Eucharist. The piscina is at a pointed arch alcove. Above the middle A stone list (the only one in Friesland), where the ampoules could be put on. If the priest rinse the dishes, he let God's water over God's field flowing. In the north wall is also considerable alcove, will be used as storage. The pulpit is from the 19th century and at a renovation put against the shaft wall . below is an altar stone from the Roman Catholic time. He is recognized by the consecration crosses at the corners and in the middle. The banks are new.

Organ

The organ was built by the Leeuwarder brothers Adema in 1875. It seems like that this is the first instrument of the church was. The literature makes no mention about an older organ, which by the Adema-organ was replaced.

Population

• 1954 - 214
• 1959 - 218
• 1964 - 205
• 1969 - 172
• 1973 - 137
• 2003 - 146
• 2004 - 143
• 2005 - 139
• 2006 - 137
• 2007 - 142
• 2008 - 141
• 2009 - 131

Famous (former) residents of Dearsum

• Ids Postma
  Ids Postma
  Ids Hylke Postma is a Dutch former speed skater. He is an Olympic gold medalist and former world champion.To some it would seem that Ids Postma made his debut in 1994, but the season before he already finished 2nd at the World Championships Speedskating for Juniors...
  
   (December 28, 1973), a former skater
  Speed skating
  Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
  
   and winner of a gold medal at the Winter Olympics 1998
  Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
  -500m:February 9/February 10, 1998-1,000m:February 15, 1998-1,500m:February 10, 1998-5,000m:February 8, 1998-10,000m:February 17, 1998-500m:February 13/February 14, 1998-1,000m:February 19, 1998-1,500m:February 16, 1998-3,000m:...
  
   1000 meter.

Notable buildings

• The Protestant church of Dearsum
  Protestant church of Dearsum
  The Protestant church of Dearsum or Saint Nicholas church is a religious building in Dearsum, Netherlands, one of medieval churches in Friesland....