Hallum is a small village in the 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...

, the Netherlands

Netherlands

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. It is part of the municipality of Ferwerderadiel

Ferwerderadiel

Ferwerderadiel is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is West Frisian. The Dutch name is Ferwerderadeel.- Population centres :...

. The primary language spoken there is Frisian. Hallum is also a relatively uncommon family name. There was a station on the North Friesland Railway which opened in 1901 and closed in 1935, although it reopened between May 1940 and July 1942. A restored windmill

Windmill

A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

 used to stand near the village. In 2000 it got moved to Burgwerd

Burgwerd

Burgwerd is a small village in Wûnseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 344 citizens . It is located near the Boalserter Trekfeart- History :...

 due to expanding industry and renamed "Aylvapoldermolen"

Aylvapoldermolen, Burgwerd

Aylvapoldermolen is a smock mill in Burgwerd, Friesland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 15626.-History:...

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