Noordwijk, Groningen Explained

Noordwijk
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Westerkwartier
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Noordwijk in the province of Groningen
Area Total Km2:0.36
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1.8
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:225
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9824
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0594
Coordinates:53.1697°N 6.2567°W

Noordwijk (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈnoːrt.ʋɛi̯k/; Noordwiek) is a small village in the municipality of Westerkwartier, in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands, about 3 km north of the town of Marum.[3] Until 2019, it was part of the municipality of Marum.[4] As of 2021, it had a population of 225.[2]

The name Noordwijk is said to have been derived from a neighborhood north of Marum. Noordwijk is located at a junction whose street names indicate the direction: Noorderweg, Westerweg and Oosterweg.

The church of Noordwijk dates from the early fourteenth century. The church is now owned by the Stichting Oude Groninger Kerken ('Old Groninger Churches Foundation') and has recently been restored. The Leedaanzeggerspad runs from the mortuary behind the church, a walk during which the history of the village in the nineteenth century is discussed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9824PA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 8 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 9 April 2022.
  3. ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  4. Web site: Noordwijk (Marum) . Plaatsengids . 13 March 2022 . nl.