Onnen is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in the municipality 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 ...
in
the Netherlands
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. There are some picturesque farms and
windmill
A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called windmill sail, sails or blades, specifically to mill (grinding), mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and ...
s in the village.
Onnen is an ''
esdorp
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An ''Angerdorf'' (plural: ''Angerdörfer'') is a type of village that is characterised by the houses and farmsteads being laid out around a central grassed area, the ''anger'' (from the Old High German ''angar'' =pasture or grassy place ...
''. The Onner ash lies a considerable distance from the actual village (an ash generally lies flat outside a village).
The
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 ...
–
Assen
Assen () is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands, and is the capital (politics), capital of the province of Drenthe. It received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1809. Assen is known for TT Circuit Assen, the ...
railway lies near Onnen.
NedTrain's classification yard
A classification yard (American and Canadian English ( Canadian National Railway use)), marshalling yard (British, Hong Kong, Indian, Australian, and Canadian English ( Canadian Pacific Railway use)) or shunting yard (Central Europe) is a railway ...
is also situated close to Onnen.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1323 as Hunne. The etymology is unclear.
Onnen developed as an ''
esdorp
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An ''Angerdorf'' (plural: ''Angerdörfer'') is a type of village that is characterised by the houses and farmsteads being laid out around a central grassed area, the ''anger'' (from the Old High German ''angar'' =pasture or grassy place ...
''. During the Middle Ages, 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 efficien ...
in the area was excavated.
Onnen was home to 264 people in 1840.
Gallery
File:Onnen Pompgebouw Waterleidingweg 8.JPG, Drinking water pumping station
File:20150630 Mottenbrink 22 (Gereformeerde kerk vrijgemaakt) Onnen Haren Gn NL.jpg, Liberated Reformed Church
File:6425.Zuidlaardermeer.Midlaren.Haven.Noordlaren.jpg, Forest road
File:Onnen Nedtrain werkplaats.jpg, Maintenance on trains
References
External links
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Groningen (city)
Populated places in Groningen (province)
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