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Het Hogeland
Het Hogeland is a municipality in the north of the province of Groningen (province), Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. History The municipality of Het Hogeland was established on 1 January 2019 by merging the municipalities of Bedum, De Marne, Eemsmond and Winsum. Geography Het Hogeland is located around in the north of the province of Groningen (province), Groningen and in the northeast of the Netherlands. The population centers in the municipality are: Broek (Groningen), Broek, Eemshaven, Eenrum, Ellerhuizen, Eppenhuizen, Hornhuizen, Houwerzijl, Kantens, Kleine Huisjes, Kloosterburen, Kruisweg, Het Hogeland, Kruisweg, Lauwersoog, Leens, Mensingeweer, Molenrij, Niekerk, Het Hogeland, Niekerk, Noordwolde, Groningen, Noordwolde, Oldenzijl, Onderdendam, Oosteinde, Groningen, Oosteinde, Oosternieland, Oudeschip, Pieterburen, Roodeschool, Rottum, Groningen, Rottum, Schouwerzijl, Startenhuizen, Stitswerd, Uithuizen, Uithuizermeeden, Ulrum, Usquert, Vierhuizen, War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of The Netherlands
As of 24 March 2022, there are 344 municipalities ( nl, gemeenten) and three special municipalities () in the Netherlands. The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Municipalities are the second-level administrative division, or public bodies (), in the Netherlands and are subdivisions of their respective provinces. Their duties are delegated to them by the central government and they are ruled by a municipal council that is elected every four years. Municipal mergers have reduced the total number of municipalities by two-thirds since the first official boundaries were created in the mid 19th century. Municipalities themselves are informally subdivided into districts and neighbourhoods for administrative and statistical purposes. These municipalities come in a wide range of sizes, Westervoort is the smallest with a land area of and Súdwest-Fryslân the largest with a land area of . Schiermonnikoog is both the least pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noordwolde, Groningen
Noordwolde is a village in Het Hogeland municipality in the province of Groningen, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 275 in January 2017. History The village was first mentioned in 1384 as Nordawalda, and means "northern woods". Noord (north) was added to distinguish between Zuidwolde. Noordwolde developed in the middle ages in a forest rich moorland. It was initially build on small house ''terp''s (artificial living hills), but developed into a linear settlement with two churches: Noordwolde and Zuidwolde. The Dutch Reformed church is built without transepts in the late-13th century, but has been modified several times throughout its history. The tower has a onion-shaped spire which was added in 1639. Noordwolde was home to 275 people in 1840. The draw bridge Ellerhuizerklap was constructed over the Boterdiep between 1927 and 1929. The bridge has one arm, due to the angular crossing. One armed bridges are very rare prior to 1940. Noordwolde used to be part of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mensingeweer
Mensingeweer is a small village in the Netherlands; it is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen. It lies on the provincial road from Winsum to Leens at the crossroads to Eenrum. The long-distance footpath called ''Pieterpad'' runs through the town and the Michaelkerk has an old Arp Schnitger organ that came from a church in Pieterburen and was installed in 1901. The town also has an old windmill called the ''Hollands Welvaart'' built in 1855. History Mensingeweer is a ''terp'' (artificial mount) village from the middle ages. It was first mentioned in 1371 as Mensingheweere. The name means wharf for population belonging to Mense. In 1663, the village started to expand due to the construction of a canal between Winsum and Ulrum. Doopsgezinde kerk A Mennonite church was built at Mensingeweer, dedicated on 4 April 1819. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leens
Leens is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland. Leens was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Ulrum, Eenrum and Kloosterburen. Brief history Leens is located on old marsh land which have been inhabited since the Iron Age. Leens and Tuinsterwierde, which is situated slightly east of the village, lay on a mound, an artificial hill that prevented the town from flooding when the land wasn't yet protected by dikes. The draining of the marshes is largely due to the work of the Benedictine monks. From their monasteries they built dikes and drained the land. The Leenster parish was probably founded in the 8th century by Saint Ludger. The oldest parts of the Petruskerk date from the 12th century. In the 20th century Leens was connected to the Dutch rail network, but that was short lived. the ''Marnelijn'' opened in 1922 and closed in 1940, after which the rails were transported to the Eastern Front. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauwersoog
Lauwersoog is a seaside village and harbour in the province of Groningen, located in the northern part of the Netherlands. It is part of the municipality of Het Hogeland. It was established on 23 May 1969. The ferry to Schiermonnikoog departs from Lauwersoog. History As part of the Zuiderzee Works, it was decided to transform the Lauwerszee (a bay) into the Lauwersmeer (lake). In 1969, a dike was completed on the border of the provinces of Friesland and Groningen which separates the Lauwersmeer from the Wadden Sea. The village and harbour were named Lauwersoog in 1964 based on a suggestion by Sip Sytsma who worked for the Ministry of Transport and Water Management, to match the nearby islands of Rottumeroog and Schiermonnikoog. The name received some criticism because -oog means island, and it is not an island. On 23 May 1969, Lauwersoog was officially established. There was an agreement to locate the village in Groningen, however the decision was later disputed by Friesland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kloosterburen
Kloosterburen is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland. The village developed around a monastery. Kloosterburen was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Leens, Ulrum and Eenrum. During the combining of the four municipalities they were called 'de LEUK gemeenten'. In 2019, it became part of Het Hogeland. History Around 1175, a monastery was established by Taco, a Premonstratensian from . In 1204, the monastery was named after Nijeklooster, a convent was established at a distance of 15 minutes by foot. A village developed around Oldeklooster which was named Kloosterburen. At the end of the 16th century, Nijeklooster was destroyed by the Protestants. Oldeklooster was closed, and the church became Dutch Reformed, however Oldeklooster is one of the two monasteries which still exist in Groningen. A large part of the population remained Roman Catholic, and in 1840 permission was given to re-establish a pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleine Huisjes
Kleine Huisjes (also: ''Lutjeboeren''; Gronings: ''Lutje Hoeskes''; translation: ''Little Houses'') is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Het Hogeland. It is located north-east of Kloosterburen. Etymology The name translates as Little Houses, and refers to the little houses which were built for the farm workers. History Kleine Huisjes was part of a salt marsh wall which was about 1 metre above sea level. Habitation started in the 11th or 12th century, and the land was protected by a dike around 1250. In the mid-18th century, little houses were constructed for the workers who poldered the land and worked on the farms. In 1827, it was first mentioned as Lutjeboeren (Little Farmers). Around 1900, the village was referred to as Kleine Huisjes on maps. The postal authority does not recognise Kleine Huisjes as a separate entity and has put it under Kloosterburen. The village is recognised as a statistical entity, but it does not have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kantens
Kantens is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Groningen (province), Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland, about 16 km north of the city of Groningen (city), Groningen. It had a population of around 965 including the surrounding area in January 2017. Kantens was a separate municipality until 1990, when it became a part of Hefshuizen.Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. Gallery File:Fata Morgana op het Groningerland - panoramio.jpg, Landscape near Kantens File:Kantens - Bredewegstraat 6.jpg, Villa in Kantens File:Kantens - Usquerderweg 2.jpg, Street view File:Zijgevel - Kantens - 20123830 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Kantens References External links * Het Hogeland Populated places in Groningen (province) Former municipalities of Groningen (province) {{Groningen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
