Martenshoek () is a neighbourhood of

Hoogezand Hoogezand () is a town in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, in the province of Groningen in northeast Netherlands. History The name refers to a higher sanded ''(Hooge Sandt)'' place in the peatlands cut through when the Winschoterdiep Cha ...

and former village in the

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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

Midden-Groningen Midden-Groningen (Gronings: ''Midden-Grunnen'') is a municipality with a population of 60,953 in the province of Groningen, Netherlands. The municipality was formed by the merger of former municipalities of Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Slochteren and M ...

, about 2 km west of the town of Hoogezand.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1652 as St. Martenshoek, and means "neighbourhood with

Martin of Tours Martin of Tours (; 316/3368 November 397) was the third bishop of Tours. He is the patron saint of many communities and organizations across Europe, including France's Third French Republic, Third Republic. A native of Pannonia (present-day Hung ...

as a patron saint". Martenshoek developed near the

sluice A sluice ( ) is a water channel containing a sluice gate, a type of lock to manage the water flow and water level. There are various types of sluice gates, including flap sluice gates and fan gates. Different depths are calculated when design s ...

on the

Winschoterdiep The Winschoterdiep () is a canal in the province Groningen of the Netherlands. It leads to the Rensel, which is actually part of this canal. Construction was started in 1618 and finished in 1634. The Winschoterdiep's total length is 35.5 kilom ...

. It was the gateway to the

peat Peat is an accumulation of partially Decomposition, decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, Moorland, moors, or muskegs. ''Sphagnum'' moss, also called peat moss, is one of the most ...

colonies, and developed into a trade and industry centre. Martenshoek was home to 570 people in 1840. In 1905, a railway station opened in the village. Martenshoek forms a single urban area with

and is considered a neighbourhood of Hoogezand. A large part of the neighbourhood consists of industry.

Transportation

Railway station: Martenshoek

Gallery

File:Hoogezand Depasse 1.jpg, Statue in Martenshoek File:Toko Totaal Center, Hoogezand-Sappemeer (2017).jpg, Surinamese take away File:HUA-150526-Gezicht op de perronzijde van het NS station Martenshoek te Hoogezand Sappemeer.jpg, Railway station Martenshoek

References

External links

* Populated places in Groningen (province) Midden-Groningen {{Groningen-geo-stub