Hulhuizen

Hulhuizen is a hamlet near Gendt in the municipality of Lingewaard in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Hulhuizen became Dutch in 1817 together with Huissen.^[2]

Hulhuizen
Hamlet
Street view of Hulhuizen
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Coordinates: 51.8803°N 5.8886°E / 51.8803; 5.8886
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Lingewaard
Elevation [1]	11 m (36 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6691
Dialing code	0481

History

It was first mentioned in 1253 as Hulhusen, and means houses on a hill.^[3] Hulhuizen is not a statistical entity,^[4] and the postal authority have placed it under Gendt.^[5]

Hulhuizen used to be an enclave of the Duchy of Cleves which later became part of the Kingdom of Prussia.^[2] In 1608, it was a complete village, however the Waal River kept on taking parts of the village. In 1707, it was completely destroyed, and after rebuilding only a little hamlet returned in its place.^[6]

Most parts of the Prussian enclaves inside the Netherlands were transferred on 1 June 1816 except for Hulhuizen, because Prussia demanded a return gift. The village was exchanged for Schenkenschanz (Dutch name: Schenkenschans), and became Dutch on 1 March 1817. In 1840, Hulhuizen was home to 422 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 150 houses.^[2]

There used to be a castle near Hulhuizen, however it was flooded and destroyed in the 17th century.^[6] The castle was built in 1253. The exact location is still unknown.^[7]

Gallery

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  Hulhuizen entrance
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  Mary Chapel