Martenshoek is a neighbourhood of

Hoogezand Hoogezand is a town in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, in the province of Groningen in northeast Netherlands. History The name refers to a higher sanded ''(Hooge Sandt)'' place in the peatlands cut through when the Winschoterdiep chann ...

and former village in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of

Midden-Groningen Midden-Groningen (Gronings dialect, Gronings: ''Midden-Grunnen'') is a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality with a population of 60,953 in the province of Groningen (province), Groningen, Netherlands. The municipality was forme ...

, about 2 km west of the town of Hoogezand.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1652 as St. Martenshoek, and means "neighbourhood with Martin of Tours as a patron saint". Martenshoek developed near the sluice on the

Winschoterdiep The Winschoterdiep () is a canal in the province Groningen of the Netherlands. It leads to the Rensel, which is actually part of this canal. Construction was started in 1618 and finished in 1634. The Winschoterdiep's total length is 35.5 kilo ...

. It was the gateway to the

peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficient ...

colonies, and developed into a trade and industry centre. Martenshoek was home to 570 people in 1840. In 1905, a railway station opened in the village. Martenshoek forms a single urban area with

and is considered a neighbourhood of Hoogezand. A large part of the neighbourhood consists of industry.

Transportation

Railway station: Martenshoek

Gallery

File:Hoogezand Depasse 1.jpg, Statue in Martenshoek File:Toko Totaal Center, Hoogezand-Sappemeer (2017).jpg, Surinamese take away File:HUA-150526-Gezicht op de perronzijde van het NS station Martenshoek te Hoogezand Sappemeer.jpg, Railway station Martenshoek

References

External links

* Populated places in Groningen (province) Midden-Groningen {{Groningen-geo-stub