Eenrum (; ) is a village in the

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

province of

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 ...

. It is located in the municipality of

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 ...

, 17 km northwest of the city of

. Eenrum was a separate municipality until 1990, then it was merged with

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 mound A mound is a ...

, Kloosterburen and

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 loca ...

History

Eenrum is a ''

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'' (artificial mount) village dating from the Middle Ages. The village was first mentioned in the 10th or 11th century as De Arnarion. The origin of the name is unknown. The church dates from the late 13th century. It had established a local government in 1798, but officially became a municipality in 1808. The local council used to meet in the village pub until 1881 when it was no longer allowed to meet in a public place which served alcohol. It was decided to build a town hall. In 2019, it became part of the municipality

International Sport

The village is host to a major motorcycle racing circuit. The venue hosts domestic and international meetings and has hosted World and European Finals. It hosted the 2009 Team Long Track World Championship, which was won by

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. The host team

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finished second.

Gallery

Eenrum RA.JPG, Eenrum, dorpsstraat 080511 De Lelie Eenrum Groningen NL.jpg, Windmill 'De Lelie' 20080511 Church Eenrum Groningen NL.jpg, Church in 2008 Arboretum Eenrum Notaris Tuin 23 54 26 331000.jpeg, The sluice

References

External links

* * https://grasstrackgb.co.uk/venue-eenrum/ Het Hogeland Populated places in Groningen (province) Former municipalities of Groningen (province) {{Groningen-geo-stub