Noorddijk is a village in the

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province of

Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...

. It is located in the municipality of

, about 5 km northeast of the city centre. Noorddijk was a separate municipality until 1969, when it was merged with the city of Groningen.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1299 as "de Northdic", and means northern

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. North is relative to the

city of Groningen Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...

. Noorddijk dates in the Early Middle Ages when the

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of the estuary was being cultivated, and Noorddijk became a linear road village on the dike. The nave of the Dutch Reformed church dates from around 1250. The church was enlarged around 1550, and the tower was constructed in 1648. The polder mill Noordermolen was built in 1888. In 1963, an electro motor was installed in the wind mill. It was restored in 1980. Noorddijk was an independent municipality, however the town hall was located in . The village was home to 199 people in 1840. In 1969, Noorddijk was merged into the municipality of

, and the neighbourhood Lewenborg was built to the south-west side. The village of was annexed, and is nowadays a neighbourhood of Groningen. Even though Noorddijk remained a separate village, the postal authorities have placed it under Groningen, and its small population is added to the total of the city.

Gallery

File:Noordermolen Noorddijk.jpg, Windmill Noordermolen File:Gemeentehuis Noorddijk.jpg, Former town hall File:Overzicht achterzijde met bakhuis - Groningen - 20366296 - RCE.jpg, Farm in winter File:Noorddijkerweg 15.jpg, House in Noorddijk

References

External links

* {{Authority control Populated places in Groningen (province) Former municipalities of Groningen (province) Groningen (city)