Welsum, Olst-Wijhe

Place in Overijssel, Netherlands
52°20′09″N 6°05′28″E / 52.33583°N 6.09111°E / 52.33583; 6.09111CountryNetherlandsProvinceOverijsselMunicipalityOlst-WijheArea • Total8.89 km2 (3.43 sq mi)Elevation5 m (16 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total625 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
8196[1]
Dialing code0570

Welsum is a village on the left bank of the river IJssel in the present municipality of Olst-Wijhe in the Dutch province of Overijssel.

The village is the source of the Welsummer chicken breed. In 2001, a number of farms culled their flocks in connection with the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

The earliest existing written mention of the village (as Wilsum, kerspel Olst) dates from 1295.[3] The tower of the Protestant church was built around 1475. The village's flour mill, Houdt Braef Stant, dates to 1856, with restorations in 1963 (using internal parts from the mill Wippe in Hellendoorn) and 1986. It is currently being used as a dwelling.

  • Farm in Welsum
    Farm in Welsum
  • Church of Welsum
    Church of Welsum
  • Farm in Welsum
    Farm in Welsum
  • Former toll house on the dike
    Former toll house on the dike

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 8196KA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  3. ^ (in Dutch) Welsum: Historie, Retrieved April 20, 2012.
  • Media related to Welsum at Wikimedia Commons
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Populated places in the municipality of Olst-Wijhe
Towns
  • Olst
  • Wijhe
Villages
  • Boerhaar [nl]
  • Boskamp
  • Den Nul [nl]
  • Welsum
  • Wesepe [nl]


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