Dingen, Netherlands Explained

Dingen
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Groningen
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Het Hogeland
Coordinates:53.3542°N 6.5094°W
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Groningen
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Dingen in the province of Groningen

De Dingen is a former hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It was located about 1 km south of Baflo.

According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa, the hamlet consisted of four farms, stretching from east to west. There used to be a fortified house here, called "Dingen" or "De Dingen".

The farms still exist, and are still called Dingen; but they are no longer considered to be a separate settlement on the newest topographical map of the area.[1]

References

  1. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

53.35°N 37°W