Onnen

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Onnen
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Location of Onnen in the province of Groningen
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Onnen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°09′24″N6°38′30″E / 53.1568°N 6.6416°E / 53.1568; 6.6416
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Groningen
Area
[1]
 • Total
13.01 km2 (5.02 sq mi)
Elevation
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3.1 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
705
 • Density54.2/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9755 [1]
Dialing code 050

Onnen is a village in the municipality of Groningen in the Netherlands. There are some picturesque farms and windmills in the village.

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Onnen is an esdorp . The Onner ash lies a considerable distance from the actual village (an ash generally lies flat outside a village).

The Groningen – Assen railway lies near Onnen. NedTrain's classification yard is also situated close to Onnen.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1323 as Hunne. The etymology is unclear. [3] Onnen developed as an esdorp . During the Middle Ages, the peat in the area was excavated. [4]

Onnen was home to 264 people in 1840. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2022. two entries
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9755PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Onnen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Onnen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.


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