Winsum

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Winsum
Flag of the place Winsum
flag 		Winsum coat of arms
coat of arms
province Groningen Groningen
local community Flag of the municipality of Het Hogeland Het Hogeland Westerkwartier
Flag of the municipality of Westerkwartier 
Area
 - land
 - water 		102.53  km 2
101.09 km 2
1.44 km 2
Residents 13,557 (Sep 30, 2018)
Coordinates 53 ° 20 '  N , 6 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 20 '  N , 6 ° 31'  E
Important traffic route N361 N363 N983 N996
prefix 050, 0595
Postcodes 9771, 9773-9774, 9891-9893, 9951, 9953-9957
Website Homepage of Winsum
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Winsum ( listen ? / I ) was a municipality in the Netherlands , province of Groningen . On September 30, 2018, it had a population of 13,557. Their total area was 102.53 km². On January 1, 2019, the parish merged with Bedum , De Marne and Eemsmond . The name of the new municipality is Het Hogeland . Only the villages of Ezinge, Feerwerd and Garnwerd changed to the new municipality of Westerkwartier . Audio file / audio sample

places

There are many small villages and towns in the municipality. The most important are: Winsum-Obergum , which has almost 8,000 inhabitants and where the municipal administration is located, Ezinge , Sauwerd , Baflo and Wierum . Most of these often very old villages have a core with a medieval church on a "wierde" ( terp ).

history

The first official certification of April 24, 1057 when the German King Heinrich IV was granted market, coin and customs rights is today the official date of foundation of the municipality of Winsum. Archaeological excavations in the area of ​​Ezinge as part of a job creation project under the direction of Albert van Giffen at the beginning of the 1930s, however, resulted in settlement continuity between 500 BC. And 1500 AD. The Roman period imports were also among the finds .

The municipality of Winsum received its coat of arms from King Willem III on May 21, 1889 .

Location and economy

The municipality is located just a few kilometers north of the city of Groningen . Sauwerd, Winsum and Baflo have small stations on local railways.

Agriculture is the most important source of income. Tourism (water sports) is becoming more and more important.

Attractions

Most of the often very old villages have a core with a medieval church on a "wierde" ( terp ). These churches are often open for tours or for organ concerts in summer.

The Ezinge terp, which dates back to 300 BC. In the 1930s , archaeologists thoroughly investigated the area where the rectangular huts were made of branches and clay . Objects were discovered that had been imported from the Roman Empire (now in the Groninger Museum in the city of Groningen ). There is also a small museum in town.

The Sauwerd terp was also around 400 BC. Settled. The fortress builder Henrik Ruse , Baron von Rusenstein and his wife are buried in the church in Sauwerd .

The picturesque, small rivers that flow through the town can of tourists in canoe be traveled.

photos

  • View of Winsum

  • Church: the tower church

  • Mill: grain. and peeling mill de Ster

  • Corn mill de Vriendschap (the friendship)

  • Intersection: Hoofdstraat Winsum - Regnerus Praedinusstraat

  • Baflo, train station

politics

fusion

On January 1, 2019, Winsum merged with Bedum , De Marne and Eemsmond to form the new municipality of Het Hogeland .

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2014
 %
30th
20th
10
0
24.1
16.0
15.7
15.5
12.0
8.9
7.9
Gains and losses
compared to 2010
 % p
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
+7.1
-4.1
-0.3
+3.0
-0.4
+0.3
-5.5

The municipal council was formed between 2002 and the dissolution of the municipality as follows:

Political party Seats
2002 2006 2010 2014
Gemeentebelangen Winsum 3 2 3 4th
PvdA 3 4th 3 2
CDA 4th 3 2 3
ChristenUnie 1 2 2 2
GroenLinks 2 2 2 2
D66 0 - 1 1
VVD 2 2 2 1
total 15th 15th 15th 15th

Due to the merger on January 1, 2019, the elections for the council of the new municipality of Het Hogeland took place on November 21, 2018.

mayor

Rinus Michels ( CDA ) was acting mayor of the municipality from November 18, 2008 until the municipality was dissolved . Between October 11, 2010 and July 16, 2011, Pieter van der Zaag (CDA) took over the post as deputy when Michels took a break due to health problems. His colleagues included the councilors Harmannus Blok ( ChristenUnie ), Marc Verschuren ( GroenLinks ), Bert Westerink (CDA) and the community secretary Arthur van Hoorik.

Mayor of the municipality of Winsum:

  • 1811–1816 Jacobus Daniëls Bouer
  • 1816-1830 Stephanus Hendericus Numan
  • 1831–1862 Geuchien Bartelts Hopma
  • 1862–1865 Jasper Ganderheijden
  • 1865–1871 Jan Schepel Hzn.
  • 1872–1873 Wijtze J. Bekker
  • 1873–1878 Hendrik Willem Wierda
  • 1878–1918 Enno Wierda
  • 1930–1937 Joost Johannes Geradus Boot (ARP)
  • 1937–1941 Kier Bosch
  • 1941–1946 Reinier Willem Keizer
  • 1946–1965 Kier Bosch
  • 1965–1971 Jacobus Pieter Miedema (ARP)
  • 1972–1978 Hendrik Cornelis Kleemans (CDA)
  • 1978-1984 Harm JE Bruins Slot
  • 1984–1988 Jacob J. Spros (CDA)
  • 1989–1990 Frederik Hendrik von Meijenfeldt (CDA)
  • 1990-2004 Adriaan Abraham Dees (VVD)
  • 2004 JRA (Joop) Boertjens (VVD)
  • 2004–2008 Yvonne van Mastrigt (PvdA)
  • 2008 Jaap van Dijk (CDA)
  • 2008–2010 Rinus Michels (CDA)
  • 2010–2011 Pieter van der Zaag (CDA)
  • since 2011 Rinus Michels (CDA)

Sons and daughters

literature

  • Art. Winsum . In: Wiebe Jannes Formsma, Riektje Annie Luitjens-Dijkveld Stol, Adolf Pathuis: De Ommelander borgen en steenhuizen . Van Gorcum, Assen 1973, ISBN 90-232-1047-6 , pp. 479-484.

Web links

Commons : Winsum  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed January 1, 2019 (Dutch)
  2. ↑ a b Het Hogeland comes with nieuwe site over herindeling. In: RTV Noord . October 16, 2017, accessed June 30, 2018 (Dutch).
  3. ↑ Kirsten van der Ploeg and Piet Kooi: Ezinge. IJkpunt in de archeologie . Forsten, Groningen 2014.
  4. ↑ Annet Nieuwhof: De geschiedenis van Ezinge in scherven. Handged aardewerk van 500 BC to 1500 AD In: Dies .: En dan in hun geheel. De vondsten uit de opgravingen in de wierde Ezinge . Vereniging voor Terpenonderzoek, Groningen 2014, pp. 30–128.
  5. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2010 2014 , accessed on June 30, 2018 (Dutch)
  6. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2002 2006 2010 2014 , accessed on June 30, 2018 (Dutch)
  7. ↑ Herindelingen Kiesraad , accessed June 30, 2018 (Dutch)
  8. ↑ Pieter van der Zaag waarnemer in Winsum. In: Leeuwarder Courant . NDC Mediagroep, October 6, 2010, accessed June 30, 2018 (Dutch).
  9. ↑ College van burgemeester en wethouders Gemeente Winsum, accessed on June 30, 2018 (Dutch)