Noorddijk, Groningen

Village in Groningen, Netherlands

53°14′42″N 6°37′35″E / 53.24500°N 6.62639°E / 53.24500; 6.62639CountryNetherlandsProvinceGroningenMunicipalityGroningenArea

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• Total2.24 km² (0.86 sq mi)Elevation

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−0.6 m (−2.0 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total95 • Density42/km² (110/sq mi)Postal code

9734^[1]

Dialing code0596

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

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 [nl]. 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 [nl] 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

Windmill Noordermolen
Former town hall
Farm in winter
House in Noorddijk

References

^ ^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.