Drogeham
Drogeham
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Village | |
Walburga Church | |
Location in Achtkarspelen municipality | |
| Coordinates: 53°12′06″N 6°06′43″E / 53.20169°N 6.11207°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Municipality | Achtkarspelen |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.42 km2 (4.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,725 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9289 |
| Dialing code | 0512 |
| Website | drogeham |
Drogeham (West Frisian: Droegeham) is a village of about 1,700 inhabitants in the Dutch province of Friesland.
It is in a rural area of the municipality of Achtkarspelen. Agriculture still plays an important part in the town, but small-scale industry is on the increase. Many people have their jobs in nearby larger towns like Drachten, Surhuisterveen, and Leeuwarden. The most common language is still West Frisian although there are more and more people coming to Drogeham who have Dutch as their mother-tongue.