| Jipsinghuizen | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Westerwolde |
| Coordinates: | 52.9769°N 7.1497°W |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.45 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 150 |
| 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: | 9551 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0599 |
Jipsinghuizen (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˌjɪpsɪŋˈɦœyzə(n)/; Gronings: Jipsenhoezen pronounced as /ˌjɪpsn̩ˈɦuːzn̩/) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 28 km northeast of Emmen. The statistical area "Jipsinghuizen", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 150.[1] Jipsinghuizen used to be part of the municipality of Vlagtwedde, but merged into Westerwolde in 2017.[2] In 1665, the Battle of Jipsinghuizen was fought between Münster and the Dutch Republic.
In 1665, Christoph Bernhard von Galen, the bishop of Münster, secretly constructed a road from Walchum, Lower Saxony to Sellingen, Groningen through the moor as part of a planned invasion of Groningen.[3] The population panicked and fled, and von Galen took Sellingen on 20 September. 1,800 men were stationed at Jipsinghuizen, to await the arrival of the remainder of the army.[4] The city of Groningen was alarmed and an army of 500 to 600 soldiers was dispatched to the region.[5]
In the early morning of 26 September, the troops led by Willem Nierop attacked. About 300 soldiers of Münster were killed, and the remainder fled back to Walchum.[5] Later, Münster managed to take Westerwolde via Drenthe and Oldambt, but was attacked by the Dutch States Army under command of John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen.[4]
On 18 April 1666, von Galen was forced to accept the, a humiliating peace treaty drawn up by Frederick William of Brandenburg.[4] [6] Münster promised eternal peace, the return of all conquered territories and in particular Borculo, and a reduction of its army to 3,000 men. The eternal peace did not last, and von Galen returned in 1672.[7]