About the town » Sexbierum, Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

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Sexbierum is a village in the municipality of Franekeradeel, in the central north of the Netherlands. The village is famous for its contraction of the words "Sex", "Bier" (the Dutch word for beer) and "Rum". Because of this, the traffic sign of the village is subject to street sign theft. Sexbierum is located in the province of Friesland, at located about 7 kilometres north-east of Harlingen, about 7 kilometres north-west of Franeker. Distance to Amsterdam is about 100 kilometres. In the Frisian language the village is called Seisbierrum. The village consists of approximately 600 houses and 1799 inhabitants, including the twin-village of Pietersbierum.