Kloosterburen Explained

Kloosterburen
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Kloosterburen in Groningen
Coordinates:53.3861°N 6.3906°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Groningen
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Het Hogeland
Established Title:Established
Established Date: 1175
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:32.24
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,430
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9977
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0595[3]

Kloosterburen is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland. The village developed around a monastery. Kloosterburen was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Leens, Ulrum and Eenrum. During the combining of the four municipalities they were called 'de LEUK gemeenten'. In 2019, it became part of Het Hogeland.

History

Around 1175, a monastery was established by Taco, a Premonstratensian from . In 1204, the monastery was named after Nijeklooster, a convent was established at a distance of 15 minutes by foot.[4] [5] A village developed around Oldeklooster which was named Kloosterburen.[6] At the end of the 16th century, Nijeklooster was destroyed by the Protestants.[7] Oldeklooster was closed, and the church became Dutch Reformed, however Oldeklooster is one of the two monasteries which still exist in Groningen.[5]

A large part of the population remained Roman Catholic, and in 1840 permission was given to re-establish a parish. The neo-gothic Saint Willibrord Church was built in 1868–69 by Pierre Cuypers.[4] The church has a tall tower.[8] Kloosterburen is the most northern place in the Netherlands to celebrate Carnival as Kronkeldörp.[9] [8] From 1926 to 1970, the Roosendaal brothers of the Sacred Heart lived and worked in a Kloosterburen convent, which was converted into Hotel Het Klooster in 1970.[10]

In 2011, the public library closed down. The village community bought the inventory, and operates a free of charge village library.[8] Kloosterburen was an independent municipality until 1990, when it merged into De Marne. In 2019, it became part of Het Hogeland.[8]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9977PP . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 3 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau Statistics . 3 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Netnummer 0595 . Netnummer . 3 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Book: Kloosterburen . Redmer Alma . 1998 . 148 . Waanders Uitgevers . Zwolle . 90 400 9258 3 . nl . 3 March 2022.
  5. Book: Parochie Den Hoorn . 1910 . nl . M.J. Gasman. 3 March 2022.
  6. Book: Geschiedkundige atlas van Nederland . 1923 . 33–34 . P.J. Blok . The Hague . Nijhoff . nl.
  7. Web site: Tussen Damsterdiep en Fivelboezoem . Noorderbreedte . 4. 3 March 2022 . nl.
  8. Web site: Kloosterburen . Plaatsengids . 3 March 2022 . nl.
  9. News: Carnaval kan losbarsten . Nieuwsblad van het Noorden . 24 February 1990. nl . 3 March 2022.
  10. News: Modifica Holanda el uso de templos . Inder Bugarin . Reforma (Mexico). Internacional. 4. November 23, 2003. March 22, 2012. subscription . es.
  11. Web site: Tammens, Sietje (1914-2014). Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands. 8 July 2020. nl.