Wierum
| Wierum | |
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| Village | |
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| Country |
 Netherlands |
| Province |
 Friesland |
| Population | |
| • Total | c. 390 |
Wierum is a village in Dongeradeel in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands with a population of around 390. It features in The Wheel On The School by Meindert DeJong, where it has been renamed Shora. Wierum was DeJong's birthplace.
There is also an 11th-century church and a windmill in the village. Dejong made his hometown Wierum a notably popular area because of his popular novel "The Wheel on the School."
Wierum
Maria Church in Wierum
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Coordinates: 53°24′3″N 6°0′55″E / 53.40083°N 6.01528°E
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