Uithuizermeeden is a village in the
Netherlands
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, with a population of about 3,200 people. It is part of 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 ...
, close to the
Wadden Sea
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.
The most important points are the ''Meijster Toren'' and the ''Rensumaborg'' (dated 1700, not open for public). The Meijster Toren dated from the thirteenth century, but was rebuilt at the end of the 19th century in original style, after a fire destroyed it.
It had a population of around 3,325 in January 2017.
Uithuizermeeden was a separate municipality until 1979, when it became part of
Hefshuizen.
Gallery
File:Kerk van Uithuizermeeden.jpg, Church of Uithuizermeeden.
File:Uithuizermeeden van Meeuwen.JPG, Church and sculpture ''Fish'' by Jaap Meeuwen
File:Rensumaborg.jpg, Rensumaborg, ca. 1500; front
References
External links
the Digitale Village Uithuizermeeden
Het Hogeland
Populated places in Groningen (province)
Former municipalities of Groningen (province)
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