Walk in Wierum, the Netherlands

 

Wierum is a very small village in the north of Friesland. There are about 315 people living in this village. 

The village is located behind a dike. At the other side you will find the Waddenzee (sea). 

First I walked to the fishermen monument on the dike. On 1 december 1893 there was heavy snow storm at sea. 17 fishing boats went out. Only 4 of them returned. 22 fisher men lost their life during this storm. 

Then I walked to the other side. The sea side. It was quite windy when I was there. It also was low tide. 

Back at the village side, I walked around. There are interesting buildings. In the past there used to be a small harbour. Boats would bring/collect goods like peat and fish But as time goes by, certain goods went out of business. And so the harbour closed.

All pictures and video are my own.