't Goy explained

't Goy
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands#Europe
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Utrecht
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Houten
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:3
Area Total Km2:6.63
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:535
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3997
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:030
Coordinates:52.0022°N 5.2228°W

t Goy is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Houten, and lies about southeast of Houten.

History

It was first mentioned in the 10th century as Upgoa, and means "upper settlement" maybe to distinguish from Het Gooi.[3] 't Goy was an old settlement around a church which was demolished in 1800. Castle Ten Goye was located nearby.[4]

The earliest history of the Castle Ten Goye is unknown. It was first mentioned in 1259, but was a lot older. In 1317, it was besieged by Guy of Avesnes, the Prince-Bishop of Utrecht. Guy took the castle, but died shortly after, and the van Goy family recaptured the castle. Between 1353 and 1355, there was a war between Prince-bishop of Utrecht and the Count of Holland. Ten Goye sided with Holland, and the castle was severely damaged during fighting. In 1356, peace was declared and Utrecht helped finance the rebuilding of the castle. In 1493, the castle is mentioned for the last time and disappeared. In 1970s, parts of the wall were rediscovered.[5]

In 1840, 't Goy was home to 274 people.[6] The Roman Catholic church was built between 1870 and 1871.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 3997MC . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 28 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 28 March 2022. two entries.
  3. Web site: Goy - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 28 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Benschop . Ronald Stenvert & Chris Kolman . 1996 . Waanders . Zwolle . 90 400 9757 7 . nl . 28 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Ten Goye . Kastelen in Utrecht . 28 March 2022 . nl.
  6. Web site: 't Goy . Plaatsengids . 28 March 2022 . nl.