Huizinge

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
Village
Church of Huizinge in 2007
Huizinge Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands Show map of Groningen (province) Huizinge Huizinge (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°21′N 6°40′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Eemsdelta
Area [1]
• Total	0.15 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	1.2 m (3.9 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	105
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
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

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  Former clergy house
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  Bridge over the Huizingen Maar
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  Farm in Huizinge
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  Former horse stables
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  Huizinge Church
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  Huizinge, Jehannes de Dopertsjerke