Menaam

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Menaam

Total population

2,652

Coordinates53.22°, 5.66°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Menaam is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,609 citizens in January 2017. Before 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

W

Wytze Foppes Dongjuma

Dutch mathematician (1707–1778)

R

Reijnjer van Tzum

Dutch businessman (1600-1670)

Hanso Idzerda

Dutch radio host (1885–1944)

Sietze de Groot

Dutch speed skater

Syp Wynia

Dutch columnist, journalist and writer

S

Sytse Dekama

politician

G

Gale Hania

Potestaat of Friesland

A

Adam van der Woude

Dutch theologian (1927–2000)

Hessel Rienks

Dutch politician (1932-2014)

Nynke Laverman

Dutch actress

Piet Paulusma

Dutch weather forecaster (1956–2022)

D

Dirk Talsma

J

Jacob Noordmans

Dutch journalist

J

Jan Melles van Dijk

J

Jan Pelletier Engelman

Dutch politician

J

Jan Thomas

Fresian preacher (1682-1744)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Friesland

• Slappeterp
  1.7 mi away · pop. 88
• Bitgum
  1.8 mi away · pop. 804
• Skingen
  2.1 mi away · pop. 114
• Bitgummole
  2.3 mi away · pop. 908
• Ingelum
  2.4 mi away · pop. 385
• Marsum
  2.8 mi away · pop. 1,042
• Peins
  2.8 mi away · pop. 241
• Zweins
  2.9 mi away · pop. 119
• Wier
  2.9 mi away · pop. 201
• Ried
  3 mi away · pop. 455
• Blessum
  3.1 mi away · pop. 86
• Deinum
  3.1 mi away · pop. 979

Browse all places in Friesland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Seen 2026-10-01

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Seen 2026-09-30

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

Seen 2026-09-26

Domestic Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata domestica

Seen 2026-09-26

Spotted Firebug

Corizus hyoscyami

Seen 2026-09-24

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-24

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-22

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Seen 2026-09-22

Bathroom Moth Fly

Clogmia albipunctata

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).