Huizinge Explained

Huizinge
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.35°N 46°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Groningen
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Eemsdelta
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:0.15
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1.2
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:105
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9992
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0595

Huizinge (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈɦœyzɪŋə/; Hoezen pronounced as /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.

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

Notes and References

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