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Grijpskerk

Coordinates: 53°15′51″N 6°18′22″E / 53.26417°N 6.30611°E / 53.26417; 6.30611
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Grijpskerk
Dairy factory in 2011
Dairy factory in 2011
Nickname: 
Smallruggen
Grijpskerk is located in Groningen (province)
Grijpskerk
Grijpskerk
Location of Grijpskerk
Grijpskerk is located in Netherlands
Grijpskerk
Grijpskerk
Grijpskerk (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°15′51″N 6°18′22″E / 53.26417°N 6.30611°E / 53.26417; 6.30611
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Westerkwartier
Area
 • Total1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Population
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 • Total2,455
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Grijpskerk (Dutch: [ɣrɛipsˈkɛr(ə)k]; Gronings: Gruupskerk [χɾypsˈkɛːk] or Griepskerk [χɾips-]; West Frisian: Gryptsjerk [ɡripˈtsjɛrk]) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Westerkwartier, about 18 km west of the city of Groningen.

Grijpskerk was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Zuidhorn.[2]

History

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The village was first mentioned in 1500 as "Ruygwerdt alias Grijpskerke", and probably means church founded by Claus Grijp, the priest of Der Aa-kerk in Groningen. The griffin on the weather vane of the church is probably also related to the Grijp family.[3] Grijpskerk is a dike village which developed after the Ruigewaard was poldered in 1425. The dike later became the main the road from Groningen to Friesland.[4]

The church from around 1500 was destroyed in 1582 by plundering soldiers during the Dutch Revolt.[5] It was rebuilt between 1605 and 1612, and extended in 1856.[4] The Mennonite church originally stood in Pieterzijl and was moved to Grijpskerk in 1892.[4]

Grijpskerk was home to 611 people in 1840.[6] In 1866, a railway station opened on the Leeuwarden to Groningen railway line. The station is still in service, however the building was demolished in 1976.[7]

Grijpswerk used to be an independent municipality until 1990 when it was merged into Zuidhorn. In 2019, it became part of the municipality of Westerkwartier.[6]

Transportation

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Railway Station: Grijpskerk

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  3. ^ "Grijpskerk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). Grijpskerk (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9258-3. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Grijpskerk naar Stichting Oude Groninger Kerken". Monumentaal (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Grijpskerk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  7. ^ "station Grijpskerk". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
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