Denemarken Explained

Settlement Type:Hamlet
Denemarken
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Groningen
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Midden-Groningen
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Denemarken in the province of Groningen
Coordinates:53.2292°N 6.7839°W

Denemarken is a hamlet in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, in the Dutch province of Groningen. It consists of some ten dwellings, mostly farms. The name does not reference the Scandinavian country but means wild lands in the local dialect. It is notable for laying on top of the Groningen gas field, the largest natural gas field in Europe. In 2015 the nature reserve 't Roegwold (wild swamp forest) was opened, overlapping partly with Denemarken.[1] The award-winning semi-autobiographical novel Kinderen van het Ruige Land (Children of the Savage Land, 2012) by Auke Hulst is situated in the hamlet.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 't Roegwold .
  2. Web site: 'Mijn sociale ontwikkeling heeft door mijn jeugd een optater gehad' . 2 October 2012 .