Huizinge (; ) is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
with a population of 100 in the municipality of
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 th ...
in the 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 ...
in the northeast of the
Netherlands
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.
On 16 August 2012, the heaviest
induced earthquake in the Netherlands with a
magnitude
Magnitude may refer to:
Mathematics
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*Magnitude (mathematics), the relative size of an object
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*Order of ...
of 3.6 occurred with its epicentre in Huizinge.
History
The village was first mentioned between 822 and 856 as "in Hustinga". The etymology is unclear.
Huizinge is a ''
terp
A ''terp'', also known as a ''wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt'' or ''værft'', is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides and ...
'' (artificial living hill) village with a grid like structure. Part of the ''terp'' was later excavated.
The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century. The 14th-century tower was enlarged in 1847, but replaced again in 1868 by the current tower,
because the structure leaked and the wood started to rot.
Huizinge was home to 263 people in 1840.
Gallery
File:Huizinge - pastorie.jpg, Former clergy house
File:Brug over huizinger maar.JPG, Bridge over the Huizingen Maar
File:Huizinge - Eenkemaheerd.jpg, Farm in Huizinge
File:Huizinge - verbouwde paardestal vermaning.jpg, Former horse stables
File:Huizinge Church.JPG, Huizinge Church
File:Huizinge, Jehannes de Dopertsjerke.jpg, Huizinge, Jehannes de Dopertsjerke
References
External links
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Populated places in Groningen (province)
Eemsdelta
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