Startenhuizen () is a
hamlet
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at the border of the municipals
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 Bedu ...
and
Eemsdelta
Eemsdelta () is a municipality in the province of Groningen, Netherlands formed from the merger of Appingedam, Delfzijl and Loppersum. The municipality came into existence on 1 January 2021.
Geography
As of 2020, the areas encompassed by the m ...
in the northeastern
Netherlands
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. It is divided in two parts, the biggest in Eemsdelta, and a few farms in Het Hogeland.
Startenhuizen is not a statistical entity,
and the postal authorities have placed it under Startenhuizen.
It had place name signs, however some have been removed.
The hamlet was first mentioned in 1391 as "to Stertingahusum". The etymology is unclear.
In 1590, the church was demolished, and never replaced. Startenhuizen was home to 112 people in 1840. Nowadays, it consists of about 17 houses.
References
External links
Website about the village*
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Eemsdelta
Het Hogeland
Populated places in Groningen (province)