Workum
# Workum

Workum (West Frisian: Warkum) is a city located in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân in Friesland, Netherlands. It received city rights in 1399 and is one of the eleven cities of Friesland. It had a population of 4,435 in January 2017.

## Overview

Nowadays, Workum is probably best known for having a museum dedicated to the very popular artist Jopie Huisman. There are four windmills in Workum; De Nijlânnermolen, De Snip, Het Heidenschap and Ybema's Molen.

## Notable people

* Aeint Herman de Boer, Dutch businessman who was the owner of Hotel de Boer in Medan, Dutch East Indies
* Hotze Koch, 22 October 1867, founder of the Quanah Tribune-Chief newspaper
* Kim H. Veltman (born 1948), Dutch-Canadian historian of science
* Sybrand Buma (born 1965), Dutch politician
* Jopie Huisman (1922–2000), painter.

## Gallery

* Gertrudis church
* Ybema's Molen
* City centre
* Werenfridus church
* Jopie Huisman Museum
