| Meedhuizen | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.2833°N 61°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eemsdelta |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.41 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -0.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 390 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9937 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0596 |
Meedhuizen (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /meːtˈɦœyzə(n)/; Midhoezen pronounced as /gos/) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Eemsdelta, and lies about 24 km east of Groningen.
The village was first mentioned in 1306 as Methuisen, and means "middle houses".[3] Meedhuizen originates from the 13th century.
The Dutch Reformed church could date from the 13th century, but has extensively modified in 1703. In 1803, the tower was added and slightly enlarged in 1833.
Meedhuizen was home to 164 people in 1840.[4] The village used to be located between three lakes: Meedhuizermeer, Farmsumermeer and the Proostmeer which were poldered between 1870 and 1900.[4] Between 1869 and 1871, the canal of was dug and there was a slight expansion..[5]