Misplaced Pages

Noordbroek

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Village in Groningen, Netherlands
Noordbroek
Village
Church of Noordbroek in 2008Church of Noordbroek in 2008
Noordbroek is located in Groningen (province)NoordbroekNoordbroekLocation in the province of Groningen in the NetherlandsShow map of Groningen (province)Noordbroek is located in NetherlandsNoordbroekNoordbroekNoordbroek (Netherlands)Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°11′36″N 6°52′27″E / 53.19333°N 6.87417°E / 53.19333; 6.87417
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityMidden-Groningen
Area
 • Total25.70 km (9.92 sq mi)
Elevation1.4 m (4.6 ft)
Population
 • Total1,880
 • Density73/km (190/sq mi)
Postal code9635
Dialing code0597

Noordbroek (Gronings:Noordbrouk) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, about 8 km northeast of Hoogezand.

Noordbroek was a separate municipality until 1965, when it became part of Oosterbroek.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1273 as "in Broke", and means north swampy forest. Noord (north) has been added to distinguish between Zuidbroek. Noordbroek is a road village which developed in the Late Middle Ages on a sandy ridge at the border with Oldambt.

The Dutch Reformed church dates from the 14th century and has a detached tower. It was restored between 1968 and 1972, and the modifications of 1840 were undone. The former town hall was built in 1880 in neoclassic style. The grist mill De Noordstar was built in 1849, but is no longer in service.

Noordbroek was home to 1,521 people in 1840. It was an independent municipality until 30 June 1965 when it was merged into Oosterbroek. Since 2018, it is part of the municipality of Midden-Groningen.

Gallery

  • Villa is Noordbroek Villa is Noordbroek
  • Former town hall. Nowadays Hotel Wapen van Noordbroek Former town hall. Nowadays Hotel Wapen van Noordbroek
  • Farm in Noordbroek Farm in Noordbroek
  • Farmers statue by Judith Braun Farmers statue by Judith Braun

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 9635AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  4. "Noordbroek - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. ^ Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Noordbroek" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  6. "De Noordstar". Molen database (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Noordbroek". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.

External links

Populated places in the municipality of Midden-Groningen
Towns
Villages
Hamlets
List of cities, towns and villages in Groningen


Stub icon

This Groningen location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: