Huizinge
Village
Church of Huizinge in 2007
Church of Huizinge in 2007
Huizinge is located in Groningen (province)
Huizinge
Huizinge
Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Huizinge is located in Netherlands
Huizinge
Huizinge
Huizinge (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°21′N 6°40′E / 53.350°N 6.667°E / 53.350; 6.667
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityEemsdelta
Area
[1]
 • Total0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1.2 m (3.9 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total105
 • Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Postal code
9992[1]
Dialing code0595

Huizinge (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦœyzɪŋə]; Gronings: Hoezen [ˈɦuːzn̩]) is a village with a population of 100 in the municipality of Eemsdelta in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.

On 16 August 2012, the heaviest induced earthquake in the Netherlands with a magnitude of 3.6 occurred with its epicentre in Huizinge.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned between 822 and 856 as "in Hustinga". The etymology is unclear.[4] Huizinge is a terp (artificial living hill) village with a grid like structure. Part of the terp was later excavated..[5]

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,[5] because the structure leaked and the wood started to rot.[6]

Huizinge was home to 263 people in 1840.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9992TR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. ↑ (in Dutch) Geïnduceerde aardbevingen in Nederland, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, 2013. Retrieved on 20 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Huizinge - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Huizinge" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Huizinge". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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