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Tzum (West Frisian: Tsjom) is a village in Franekeradeel in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1167 in 2004.
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Map of Tzum, Netherlands
History
Renier van Tzum was born in the village. He was the opperhoofd or chief factor of the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC) in Siam (1643-1644). He was also VOC opperhoofd in Japan (1644-1646).
References
Tzum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA