Wehe-Den Hoorn (
Gronings
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: ''t Hörn-Wij'') is a village in the
Dutch
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People E ...
province of
Groningen. It is part of the municipality of
Het Hogeland. It is a 1966 merger of the villages of Wehe and Den Hoorn.
History
Wehe was a ''
terp
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'' (artificial mount) village on the road from
Ulrum
Ulrum () is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland.
History
The first time the town was named was as ''Uluringhem'' in the 11th century.
Ulrum is sited on two mounds. On the western one st ...
to
Winsum
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.
It was first mentioned in the 10th or 11th century as UUie and means temple (similar to
Wye in Kent). Den Hoorn was a nearby hamlet. A part of the population remained
Roman Catholic
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.
Each year, several processions start in Wehe-den Hoorn to the
Sorrowful Mother of Warfhuizen.
The
Dutch Reformed Church
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dates from 1553. The Catholic Saint Boniface Church dates from 1927. It was designed by
Joseph Cuypers
Josephus Theodorus Joannes Cuypers (10 June 1861, Roermond - 20 January 1949, Meerssen) was a Dutch architect; primarily known for his Catholic churches. Life and work
He was born to the architect, Pierre Cuypers, and his wife, Antoinette née ...
and his son Pierre Cuypers, and has a Mary statue from the 16th century.
In 1679, the estate Borgweer was built near Wehe. Later it became the property of the family who renamed it Starkenborgh. It was torn down in 1832, and only a path remained which used to be a long
driveway
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Driveways rarely have traffic lights, but some that bear ...
to the estate.
In 1795, Wehe was home to 327 people. It became part of the municipality of
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 ...
, however the town hall was in Wehe.
The villages of Wehe and Den Hoorn had merged into a single entity. In 1966, the villages were officially merged and named Wehe-den Hoorn.
In 2019, it became part municipality of
Het Hogeland.
Notable people
* (1893–1973), long-distance runner who set the marathon record in 1915
Gallery
File:Voormalige tramremise te Wehe.jpg, Former tram station
File:Processie-marjo1.JPG, Procession in Wehe-den Hoorn
File:Zicht op Wehe-den Hoorn aan de Hoornsevaart.jpg, Hoornsevaart
File:Beckeringh - Huis Starkenborgh, Wehe-den Hoorn.jpg, Former Starkenborgh estate
References
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Het Hogeland
Populated places in Groningen (province)