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MARUM – Center For Marine Environmental Sciences
Marum () is a town and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. The municipality was merged into the municipality of Westerkwartier on 1 January 2019. History Marum is located in the peat area, and was an agricultural village. Tim van der Velden was a citizen of this 'Riviera in Grun'. He was also a very great soccer player who was transferred to Feyenoord It was first mentioned in 1385 and probably means village near the lake. In 1795, it was home to 351 people. Marum started to industrialise in the early 20th century, the tram from Groningen to Drachten resulted in further growth. The construction of the A7 motorway has resulted in the development of a suburban town. In 2019, it ceased to be an independent municipality and was merged into Westerkwartier. Former population centres Boerakker, Jonkersvaart, Lucaswolde, Marum, Niebert, Noordwijk, Nuis, De Wilp. Notable people * Tjeerd van Dekken (born 1967), politician * Aafje Looijenga-Vos Aafje Looijen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westerkwartier Vlag
The Westerkwartier (; ; ; ) is a historical region in the Dutch province of Groningen (province), Groningen, at the border with the provinces of Drenthe and Friesland. In the past the area was part of the historical region of Frisia. The West Frisian language is still spoken in the western parts of the area (the villages Marum, De Wilp and Opende). In the rest of the Westerkwartier, "Westerkertiersk", a local variant of Dutch Low Saxon, Low Saxon, is spoken.
The biggest town in the Westerkwartier is Leek, Netherlands, Leek.
At January 1st 2019, the four municipalities Leek, Netherlands, Leek, Zuidhorn, Marum, and Grootegast have merged to become the municipality of Westerkwartier (municipality), Westerkwartier. Also the villages Garnwerd, Feerwerd and Ezinge (municipality of ...
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Lucaswolde
Lucaswolde () is a linear village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The village is located between Marum and Boerakker. As of 2021, it had a population of 195. Just south of the region, on the , is a nature reserve in the Oude Riet polder. This is a popular place, especially for bird watchers. History This part of the Westerkwartier consisted of ''wildland'', owned by the farmers of Marum, Niebert and Nuis. There were some scattered buildings, which were only accessible from Noordwijk. This remained the case well into the nineteenth century. Only in 1878 was a sand path built to Boerakker. In the Middle Ages, the village had its own village church, dating from the twelfth or thirteenth century, which fell into disrepair around 1540. In 1596 no one lived there anymore. The parish was merged with Noordwijk, but the lands of the church and presbytery continued to have their own managers. The cemetery still existed in the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Municipalities Of Groningen (province)
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being used in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose cone to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and stringers) was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smallingerland
Smallingerland (; ) is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Population centres Boornbergum, De Tike, De Veenhoop, De Wilgen, Drachten (main town), Drachtstercompagnie, Goëngahuizen, Houtigehage, Kortehemmen, Nijega, Opeinde, Oudega (Smallingerland), Oudega, Rottevalle and Smalle Ee. History The name "Smallingerland" is derived from the former hamlet Smalle Ee, which used to have a major monastery. In the 14th century the annual fair of Smalle Ee became equally important as the ones of Leeuwarden and Dokkum. The name Drachten is possibly a derivative from the old West Frisian language, Frisian word ''Darch'', meaning "peaty soil". The central function of Drachten in the district goes back to 1641. A Holland businessman thought it would pay to exploit the peat. 800 workers were employed to dig the ''Drachtstervaart'' canal. The peat exploitation was a disappointment, but the construction of the Drachtstervaart canal t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friesland
Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (province), Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of Flevoland, northeast of North Holland, and south of the Wadden Sea. As of January 2023, the province had a population of about 660,000, and a total area of . The province is divided into 18 municipalities. The Capital city, capital and seat of the provincial government is the city of Leeuwarden (West Frisian: ''Ljouwert'', Liwwaddes: ''Liwwadde''), a city with 123,107 inhabitants. Other large municipalities in Friesland are Sneek (pop. 33,512), Heerenveen (pop. 50,257), and Smallingerland (includes town of Drachten, pop. 55,938). Since 2017, Arno Brok is the King's Commissioner in the province. A coalition of the Christian Democratic Appeal, the People's Party for Freedom a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opsterland
Opsterland (; ) is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. Population centres Drachten-Azeven is an industrial zone of Drachten located in Opsterland. Hamlets The hamlets within the municipality are: Ald Beets, Allardsoog (partially), De Hanebuert, De Koaibosk, Easterein, Foarwurk, Haneburen, Heidehuizen, Hemrikerverlaat, Klein Groningen, Kortezwaag, Moskou (partially), Nieuwe Vaart, Petersburg (partially), Rolbrêge, Selmien, Sparjebird, Ulesprong, Ureterp aan de Vaart, Vosseburen, Welgelegen (partially), Wijngaarden and Wijnjeterpverlaat. Topography ''Map of the municipality of Opsterland, September 2023'' International relations Twin towns — sister cities Opsterland is twinned with: * Ra'anana, Israel ''(since 1963)'' * Beit Sahour, Palestine The choice of twinning with both an Israeli city and a Palestinian one is Opsterland's modest contribution to trying to solve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. As well as bilateral co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leek, Groningen
Leek (; ; ) is a village and former municipality in Groningen province in the northeastern Netherlands. The municipality, which bordered the Drenthe and Friesland provinces, was merged into the municipality of Westerkwartier on 1 January 2019. The village of Leek is approximately 20 km west of Groningen (city) on the A7 ( E22) highway. The village grew around a fortification that was constructed during the Eighty Years' War with Spain. The name 'Leek' was derived from a brook, the "Leke". The town is sometimes also called "''De Leek''". In Dutch, the people from Leek are called "''Leeksters''". Every year around Pentecost there is a fair (''Pinkstermarkt''), drawing thousands of people from the area. Near the village is a shallow lake, the Leekstermeer (also known as ''Zulthermeer''), with recreational facilities, but the lake is in another municipality and in another province. Attractions in Leek Borg van Nienoord (1525-1850).jpg, Nienoord before its destruction in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grootegast
Grootegast (; ; ) is a village and former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. It is the sister city of Kingston, Tasmania. The municipality was merged into the municipality of Westerkwartier on 1 January 2019. Geography The former municipality contained the population centres: Doezum, Enumatil, Faan, Grootegast, Kornhorn, Lutjegast, Niekerk, Oldekerk, Opende, Sebaldeburen. In some of these villages, they still speak the West Frisian language. History The village originated around the year 1000 (as ''Majorgast'') and was profiled from 1400 onwards as the counterpart of Lutjegast. The village contains a 17th-century church, the so-called ('Little White Church'). This church was restored in 1829. Grootegast was the main village of the former municipality. The name of the village refers to a or , a higher, sandy ridge in an otherwise swampy area. is Dutch for 'large'. Dialect The ''Grootegasters'' dialect, or '' Westerkwartiers'', is clearly a borderline ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aafje Looijenga-Vos
Aafje Looijenga-Vos (29 April 1928 in Marum – 4 November 2018 in Amersfoort) was a Dutch crystallographer. She was a professor for general chemistry and later for structural chemistry at the University of Groningen. Life She studied chemistry at the University of Groningen from 1946 to 1952. Already in 1948, she met other crystallographers during the first Congress of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr). In 1952, she started her PhD in the group of the Eelco Wiebenga. Her PhD thesis dealt with the structures of P4S10 and P4S7 and was named "De kristalstructuur van P4S10 and P4S7 ". She defended the thesis in 1955. The first two years after defending her thesis, she worked at UK crystallographic institutions (Glasgow, Leeds, Oxford, and Cambridge), where she also worked with Dorothy Hodgkin. In 1962, she became a professor for general chemistry and, in 1967, she became a professor of structural chemistry at the University of Groningen. She was the secretary of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tjeerd Van Dekken
Tjeerd Rienk van Dekken (born 14 May 1967) is a Dutch politician and former communication employee. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) he was an MP between 17 June 2010 and 23 March 2017. He focuses on matters of sports policy and decline of population in more rural In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically desc ... regions. From 1994 to 1998 he was chairman of the Young Socialists (Jonge Socialisten). Van Dekken performed several communication jobs. From 2006 to 2010 he had a communication firm of his own. References External links * *Tjeerd van Dekkenat the website of the Labour Party *Tjeerd van Dekkenat the website of the House of Representatives 1967 births Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Living people Dutch MPs 2012–2017 Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Wilp
De Wilp ( West Frisian: ''De Wylp'') is a village in the Netherlands south of the town of Marum. It is largely located in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen, but a few houses of the village are in the municipality of Opsterland in the province of Friesland. The village was founded by labourers from Friesland; a part of the population still speaks West Frisian. History The area around De Wilp was a raised bog which formed the boundary between the province of Friesland and Groningen. The border was not defined, because it contained swamps and heaths with few inhabitants. In the late-18 century, the Company of Drachten started exploiting the peat. The labour force mainly came from Friesland. A linear settlement appeared along the canal, and was named De Wilp after a sign with a Eurasian curlew (Wylp in Frisian) of a local tavern. The border was defined later, and the Frisian side of the village is in Siegerswoude. The village was first mentioned i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
