Noorddijk, Groningen
Noorddijk | |
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 Stephanuskerk at Noorddijk | |
  Noorddijk Location of Noorddijk in Groningen in the Netherlands  Noorddijk Noorddijk (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°14′42″N 6°37′35″E / 53.24500°N 6.62639°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Groningen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.24 km2 (0.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −0.6 m (−2.0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 95 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9734[1] |
| Dialing code | 0596 |
Noorddijk is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Groningen, about 5 km northeast of the city centre.
Noorddijk was a separate municipality until 1969, when it was merged with the city of Groningen.[3]
History[edit]
The village was first mentioned in 1299 as "de Northdic", and means northern dike. North is relative to the city of Groningen.[4] Noorddijk dates in the Early Middle Ages when the raised bog of the Hunze estuary was being cultivated, and Noorddijk became a linear road village on the dike.[5]
The nave of the Dutch Reformed church dates from around 1250. The church was enlarged around 1550, and the tower was constructed in 1648.[5] The polder mill Noordermolen was built in 1888. In 1963, an electro motor was installed in the wind mill. It was restored in 1980.[6]
Noorddijk was an independent municipality, however the town hall was located in Ruischerbrug. The village was home to 199 people in 1840.[7]
In 1969, Noorddijk was merged into the municipality of Groningen, and the neighbourhood Lewenborg was built to the south-west side.[5] The village of Oosterhoogebrug was annexed, and is nowadays a neighbourhood of Groningen.[7] Even though Noorddijk remained a separate village, the postal authorities have placed it under Groningen,[8] and its small population is added to the total of the city.[1]
Gallery[edit]
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Windmill Noordermolen -
Former town hall -
Farm in winter -
House in Noorddijk
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9734AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ "Noorddijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Noorddijk" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Noordermolen". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Noorddijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcode 9734 in Groningen". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 April 2022.
External links[edit]
Media related to Noorddijk (dorp in Groningen) at Wikimedia Commons
