Huizinge
Village in Groningen, Netherlands
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Huizinge (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦœyzɪŋə]; Gronings: Hoezen [ˈɦuːzn̩]) is a village with a population of 100 in the municipality of Eemsdelta in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.
Huizinge | |
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Church of Huizinge in 2007 | |
  Huizinge Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands  Huizinge Huizinge (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°21′N 6°40′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Eemsdelta |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.2 m (3.9 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 105 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9992[1] |
| Dialing code | 0595 |
On 16 August 2012, the heaviest induced earthquake in the Netherlands with a magnitude of 3.6 occurred with its epicentre in Huizinge.[3]
History
The village was first mentioned between 822 and 856 as "in Hustinga". The etymology is unclear.[4] Huizinge is a terp (artificial living hill) village with a grid like structure. Part of the terp was later excavated.[5]
The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 13th century. The 14th-century tower was enlarged in 1847, but replaced again in 1868 by the current tower,[5] because the structure leaked and the wood started to rot.[6]
Huizinge was home to 263 people in 1840.[6]
Gallery
Former clergy house
Bridge over the Huizingen Maar
Farm in Huizinge
Former horse stables
Huizinge Church
Huizinge, Jehannes de Dopertsjerke
