Den Andel

Village in Groningen, Netherlands

53°23′34″N 6°30′28″E / 53.3928°N 6.5078°E / 53.3928; 6.5078CountryNetherlandsProvinceGroningenMunicipalityHet HogelandArea

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• Total0.55 km² (0.21 sq mi)Elevation

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1.6 m (5.2 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total365 • Density660/km² (1,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

9956

Dialing code0595

Den Andel is a village in the municipality Het Hogeland which is part of the province Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the city of Groningen near the Wadden Sea coast.^[3]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1475 as Ondel, and means alkali grass (Puccinellia).^[4] Den Andel is a dike village which developed in the Middle Ages as linear settlement along the dike and a road (Streekweg) which was built at right angles from the dike.^[5]

The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with a detached tower. The church dates from 1224. The tower probably dates from the 14th century. The church was scheduled to be demolished in 1989, however it has remained and is used for cultural activities.^[5]^[6]

The grist and peeling mill [nl] (peeling is removing the husk from the grain) De Jonge Hendrik dates from 1875. It was restored in 1972, but the windmill peeled for the last time in 29 January 1983 and stopped grinding in July 1998. Between 2006 and 2007, it was restored and it is often in service.^[7]

Den Andel was home to 244 people during the 1795 census, and received a combined seat with Eenrum in the States of Groningen.^[8] Up to the 1960s, it was a thriving village with 2 schools, 2 churches and retail. The school closed in 2015. As of 2022, there is a village house which has a snack bar and pub, and a second-hand store.^[6]

Gallery

Windmill De Jonge Hendrik
Farm Arion in Den Andel
Sarrieshut [nl] (taxation officer residence)
Clergy house

References

^ ^a ^b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9956PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ "Distance Den Andel, NLD to Groningen, NLD". Distance.to. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ "Den Andel - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022. 820 reference is a different village
^ ^a ^b Redmer Alma (1998). Den Andel (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Den Andel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ "De Jonge Hendrik". Molendatabase (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ Volks-tellinge in de Nederlandsche republiek. Uitgegeven op last der Commissie tot het ontwerpen van een plan van constitutie voor het volk van Nederland (in Dutch). The Hague: 's-Lands Drukkerij. 1796. p. 6. Retrieved 26 April 2022.