Noorderhoogebrug

Noorderhoogebrug (Dutch: [ˈnordərɦoːxəˌbrʏx]; Gronings: Hogebrug) is a village or hamlet within the municipality of Groningen in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands with 275 inhabitants (2021).^[1] It is located within the city limits of Groningen.

Noorderhoogebrug Hogebrug (Gronings)
Village/hamlet
Street in Noorderhoogebrug
Location in the city of Groningen
Noorderhoogebrug Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands Show map of Groningen (province) Noorderhoogebrug Noorderhoogebrug (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°15′N 6°34′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Groningen
Area [1]
• Total	0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	275
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Noorderhoogerbrugger
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	9738[1]
Area code	050

The village has a large flour mill, the Wilhelmina [nl]. A sarries hut was located next to the mill. A house of the same name has been built on its foundations.

Etymology

The name refers to the former bridge over the Boterdiep. There were two bridges with the name Hoogebrug near the city of Groningen, hence the addition of Noorder ('Northern'). The other Hoogebrug lay over the Damsterdiep [nl] and the place around that bridge is currently called Oosterhoogebrug [nl]. The bridge was called hoog ('high'), because this fixed bridge rose above the road and ships could easily pass under it. The bridge was opposite to the house at Molenstreek 8. Originally, the Walfridus Bridge was located here, which formed the entrance to the Wolddijk [nl]. Around 1500, the Walfridus Bridge was replaced by a high bridge. Whether this was for shipping or for some other reason is not known.^[3] After the completion of this bridge, the name Walfridusbrug fell out of use and was replaced by first, Hogherbrugge (1514), then Westerhoogebrug and then from about 1590 by Noorderhoogebrug. The current bridge of the village is the Boterdiep Bridge.

History

Until 1969, the village belonged to the municipality of Noorddijk as far as the Molenstreek and surroundings are concerned. That municipality was particularly narrow here - only about 20 m of Noorddijk soil lay at the narrowest point between the then municipalities of Groningen and Bedum. The former café Stad en Lande was even on the municipal boundary. The living room was in Groningen, while the taproom was in Noorddijk. The rest of Noorderhoogebrug (the respective streets of Groningerweg and Wolddijk) belonged to the municipality of Bedum until the annexation by the municipality of Groningen.

Gallery

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  View of Noorderhoogebrug, by Jan Bulthuis
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  Stone man on bench in Noorderhoogebrug, by Jan Schoffelmeijer
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  House in Noorderhoogebrug, 1967

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
2. "Postcodetool for 9738AE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
3. Van den Broek, Jan (2007). Groningen, een stad apart: over het verleden van een eigenzinnige stad (1000-1600). Assen: Koninklijke Van Gorcum B.V. p. 371. ISBN 9789023249061.

External links

Media related to Noorderhoogebrug at Wikimedia Commons