Ballum is a village on the western half of the island of Ameland and the smallest of the total of four villages on the island, one of the West Frisian Islands and part of the Netherlands .
7-627: The village was first mentioned in 1473 as "jn balnera lees: balmera buren", and means "settlement of Balle (person)". Ballum is an esdorp with a triangular village square which developed in the Late Middle Ages. In the early 15th century, the castle Jelmera State was built in Ballum which later became known as Camminghaslot after the Cammingha family became owners of the island. The castle started to deteriorate and transporting stones to
14-545: Is a type of village that is characterised by the houses and farmsteads being laid out around a central grassed area, the anger (from the Old High German angar =pasture or grassy place), a village green which was common land , owned jointly by the village community. The anger is usually in the shape of a lens or an eye, but may also take other forms: a rectangle, triangle, circle or semi-circle (illustrated). The buildings are oriented with their eaves facing
21-527: The island was too expensive, therefore, the island was sold to John William Friso , the Prince of Orange. Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands , the current King, still uses the title "Vrijheer of Ameland" as one of his titles. In 1795, the island was confiscated, and the castle became the residence of the grietman of Ameland. In 1829, the castle was condemned and demolished. The municipal hall of Ameland
28-935: The period of German Ostkolonisation in the Middle Ages and in many western Hungarian villages (for example in Burgenland's Loretto , formerly in Hungary, with the largest anger in Europe) the original layout has survived. In Austria this type of village occurs predominantly in the Waldviertel and Weinviertel provinces of Lower Austria , in the Vienna Basin , in Burgenland and in east and south Styria . There are also Angerdörfer in Lorraine in
35-513: The road. Livestock stalls and barns are at the rear of the plot (in Austria called the Hintaus ) and may be linked by a farm track that runs around the village forming an outer ring. There is often a village pond on the anger and sometimes a stream flows through it which may not be easy to recognise today where the groundwater level has changed. The waterbody may well be the reason the anger
42-538: Was built in its place. In 1961, a new municipal hall was built. The bell tower was built in 1755 as a replacement of the wooden tower. It was enlarged in 1870. The Dutch Reformed church is an aisleless church which was built in 1832 to replace the medieval church which was located at a distance. Ballum was home to 289 people in 1840. The small Ameland Airport is located northwest of Ballum. [REDACTED] Media related to Ballum, Ameland at Wikimedia Commons Esdorp An Angerdorf (plural: Angerdörfer )
49-541: Was chosen. Originally there were no buildings on the anger , but in the course of time other community facilities were often built on it, such as the village church, village school or a smithy . Angerdörfer occur in Central Europe, especially on ground moraine plates and in loess -covered terrain. In Germany they are common in East Germany and east Central Germany. They were often established during
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