Den Ham is a
linear village
In mathematics, the term ''linear'' is used in two distinct senses for two different properties:
* linearity of a '' function'' (or '' mapping'');
* linearity of a ''polynomial''.
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in the municipality of
Westerkwartier in the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
province
Groningen
Groningen ( , ; ; or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen (province), Groningen province in the Netherlands. Dubbed the "capital of the north", Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of ...
. The village lies on the road from
Aduard to
Saaksum.
History
The village was first mentioned around 1475 as Horham. The current name means "bend in a waterway". The etymology of the earliest form is unclear.
De Ham is a road village which developed on the Aduard to Saaksum road in the Late Middle Ages as a
linear settlement
A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical r ...
.
The current Dutch Reformed church dates from 1729, however, part of the wall is from its 1555 predecessor. The church was renovated in 1912 after a lightning strike which caused a fire.
Den Ham was home to 341 people in 1840.
The village was part of the municipality of
Aduard until 1989, when it became part of
Zuidhorn. In 2019, it became part of
Westerkwartier.
Gallery
file:Den Ham - baarhuisje.jpg , "Baarhuis" on the cemetery of Den Ham
file:Den Ham - Ds. Koppiusweg 2 (2).jpg , The old bakery-grocery of W.E. Dijk
File:Voorzijde_met_entree_-_Den_Ham_-_20386570_-_RCE.jpg, Piloersemaborg
References
External links
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Populated places in Groningen (province)
Westerkwartier (municipality)
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