Oosteinde, Groningen Explained

Oosteinde
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Oosteinde in the province of Groningen
Coordinates:53.4136°N 6.7936°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Groningen
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Het Hogeland
Area Total Km2:0.38
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1.3
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:160
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:9983
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0595

Oosteinde is a village in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, the Netherlands. It is located southeast of Roodeschool, near the river Groote Tjariet. It had a population of around 160 in January 2017.[3]

History

The village was first mentioned between 1851 and 1855 as Oosteinde, and means "eastern end".[4] The River is located to the east of the village.

In 1846, a church was built in Oosteinde which was also intended for the nearby village of Oudeschip. It was part of Uithuizermeeden municipality before 1979, when it became part of Hefshuizen. In 2019, it became part of the municipality of Het Hogeland.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 9983NN . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 8 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 8 April 2022.
  3. http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=4538-4570&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
  4. Web site: Oosteinde - (geografische naam). Etymologiebank . 28 April 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Oosteinde (Roodeschool) . Plaatsengids . 28 April 2022 . nl.