Saaksum

Saaksum
Soaksum (Gronings)
Village
Entrance to Saaksum
Saaksum
Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Saaksum
Saaksum (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°19′N 6°25′E / 53.317°N 6.417°E / 53.317; 6.417
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Westerkwartier
Elevation
1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
90
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9886
Area code0594

Saaksum (Dutch: [ˈsaːksʏm]; Gronings: Soaksum) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. As of 2021, it had a population of 90. Until the municipal reorganization of 1990, it belonged to the former municipality of Oldehove.

Saaksum is a wierde village in good condition. It is a protected villagescape. The wierde is located on the edge of the village, on the main road from Aduard to Roodehaan.