It is located in the municipality of Westerkwartier, about 1.5 km west of Oldehove.

[1] The hamlet was located on a wierde, an artificial dwelling hill.

van der Aa,[2] Aalsum had 80 inhabitants in the middle of the 19th century; presumably, this includes the surrounding countryside.

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