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Bergum (Friesland, Netherlands)Bergum (Burgum) is a village in the Dutch province of Friesland (coordinates: 53° 11′ 20″ N, 5° 59′ 15″ E). The Mennonites living here, members of the Veenwouden congregation, organized a circle (kring) on 19 December 1946, but retained their membership in Veenwouden and attended services there. The circle had 20 members in 1953. After 1947 there was also a women's circle. 
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 283. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website. ©1996-2012 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved. To cite this page: MLA style: van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Bergum (Friesland, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 14 February 2012. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B47425.html. APA style: van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1953). Bergum (Friesland, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 February 2012, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B47425.html. Document Actions |
