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The village of Engwierum originated in the early Middle Ages on a mound in a corner surrounded by the Dokkumer Grootdiep and the Lauwerszee. The village has a fine church from 1746 built against a tower from the 13th century. In April this year, a rare video surfaced of a Jewish hiding girl in Engwierum. Less well known, but perhaps says a lot about the character of this region. Many refugees from various parts of the Netherlands found shelter in Engwierum (and other hamlets and villages in NO-Friesland) for a few weeks to several months during WW2. The number of refugees sheltered during the war and the hunger winter is not known, but refugees were hiding in about half of all houses in this area. In Engwierum, population growth during the Hunger Winter was as high as 87.5 per cent.