Oostrum
Oostrum () is a village in Noardeast-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 188 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Dongeradeel municipality. History. The village was first mentioned in 1449 as Aesterma, and means "eastern settlement". Oostrum is a "terp" (artificial living mound) village from the middle ages. The "terp" is tall, but a large part has been excavated around 1900. The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 16th century, but has a 13th century tower. Mellema State was a castle-like "stins" which probably dated from  the 14th century. About 80% of the area around Oostrum was owned by the Mellemas. In 1735, it was demolished and reused to built Heemstra State in Oenkerk. In 1840, Oostrum was home to 295 people. In 2006, artefacts were discovered in the "terp" during an archaeological exploration dating from 3400 to 2850 BC.