Den Ham, Westerkwartier

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Location of Den Ham in the province of Groningen
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Den Ham
Den Ham (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°16′23″N6°25′41″E / 53.27306°N 6.42806°E / 53.27306; 6.42806
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
ProvinceFlag of Groningen.svg  Groningen
Municipality Westerkwartier vlag.svg Westerkwartier
Area
[1]
 • Total0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Elevation
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1.0 m (3.3 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total140
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Postal code
9883 [1]
Dialing code 0594

Den Ham is a linear village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the Netherlands province Groningen. The village lies on the road from Aduard to Saaksum.

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History

The village was first mentioned around 1475 as Horham. The current name means "bend in a waterway". The etymology of the earliest form is unclear. [3] De Ham is a road village which developed on the Aduard to Saaksum road in the Late Middle Ages as a linear settlement. [4]

The current Dutch Reformed church dates from 1729, however part of the wall is from its 1555 predecessor. The church was renovated in 1912 after a lightning strike which caused a fire. [4] [5]

Den Ham was home to 341 people in 1840. [5] The village was part of the municipality of Aduard until 1989, when it became part of Zuidhorn. In 2019, it became part of Westerkwartier. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9883PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Den Ham - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Den Ham" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN   90 400 9258 3 . Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Den Ham (Zuidhorn)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.


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