Bierum

Village in Groningen, Netherlands

53°23′N 6°52′E / 53.383°N 6.867°E / 53.383; 6.867CountryNetherlandsProvinceGroningenMunicipalityEemsdeltaPopulation

(2017)

• Total673Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

9906

Bierum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbiːrʏm]; Gronings: Baaierm [ˈbɑːiərm]) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Eemsdelta, and lies about 27 km northeast of Groningen.

Bierum was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Delfzijl.^[1]

In 2017, the village of Bierum had 673 inhabitants.^[2] The built-up area of the village was 0.20 km², and contained 225 residences.^[3] The statistical area Bierum, which also includes the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1,090 (not including the villages Spijk, Losdorp, Godlinze, Holwierde, and Krewerd).^[4]

References

^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ Bierum Archived 2017-12-03 at the Wayback Machine - Delfzijl (in Dutch)
^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 Archived March 19, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017. As of 1 January 2017.