Hoogkerk

Hoogkerk
^{Location of the village (red) and district (pink) in the city of Groningen}
Basic data
City District (Wijk)	Hoogkerk
local community	Groningen
province	Groningen
Area - of which land - of which water	15.58 km² 14.34 km² 1.24 km²
Residents	12,260 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	855 inhabitants / km²

Hoogkerk is a village and municipality ( Dutch stadsdeel ) of the Dutch city of Groningen , in the province of the same name .

Hoogkerk is located in the far west of the city of Groningen, and with 15.58 km² it takes up almost a quarter of the total area of the municipality. The present city district was an independent municipality until 1969. The subsequent incorporation into the city of Groningen continues to be viewed critically by many of the long-established residents. After the incorporation, Hoogkerk grew structurally more and more closely with Groningen, and today forms a largely closed unit with it.

The district is partly very industrial. A large sugar factory, a tar factory and a paper manufacturer are located in the village, along with many other small and medium-sized businesses.

The sugar factory in Hoogkerk with the Aduarderdiep in the foreground

**Table: Villages and settlements in the district of Hoogkerk**
Place / settlement	Residents (Jan. 1, 2017)	Area (in km²)
Hoogkerk Dorp	1,835	1.39
Hoogkerk Zuid	5,550	2.5
West Gate	5	1.38
Vierverlaten	130	1.1
Zuidwending	45	1.63
Leegkerk	75	3.22
Gravenburg	2,335	1.54
Suikerfabriekterrein	5	0.77
Peizerweg	25th	0.37
Bangeweer	275	0.9
De Buitenhof	1,630	0.37
Kranenburg	0	0.32
De Kring	335	0.09
total	12,195	15.58

The Hoogkerk district is connected to the Dutch motorway network via its own exit (No. 35) on the A7 . The Harlingen – Nieuwe Schans line crosses Hoogkerk, and until 1938 there was a stop in the Vierverlaten district . Today the closest train stations are those of Zuidhorn and Groningen Central Station . The Hoendiep (Gronings: Houndaip), the Peizerdiep and the Aduarderdiep are navigable watercourses that meet in the Vierverlaten district.

The Hoendiep at Hoogkerk

The city district (Dutch stadsdeel ) Hoogkerk consists of several city quarters ( buurten ), villages and settlements, some of which are still very rural.

Personalities

Sharon Dijksma (* 1971), politician

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek , accessed on June 23, 2018 (Dutch)

53.216666666667 6.5Coordinates: 53 ° 13 ′ 0 ″ N , 6 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E