Kollum

Kollum (Low Saxon: Kölm) is the main village of Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and had a population of around 5529 in January 2017. There is a restored windmill, Tochmaland in the village.

History
It was the site of a battle during the Eighty years war in 1581.

Marianne Vaatstra murder
The village made national headlines after the murder of Marianne Vaatstra and subsequent riots which took place in the area in 1999. The case was only solved 13 years after the murder when the perpetrator was arrested after a DNA match.