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Eenrum

Village in Groningen, Netherlands

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53°22′N 6°28′E / 53.367°N 6.467°E / 53.367; 6.467CountryNetherlandsProvinceGroningenMunicipalityHet HogelandArea

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• Total0.72 km² (0.28 sq mi)Elevation

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1 m (3 ft)Population

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• Total1,365 • Density1,900/km² (4,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

9967

Dialing code0595

Eenrum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːnrʏm]; Gronings: Ainrom [ˈɑinɾɔm]) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland, 17 km northwest of the city of Groningen.^[3]

Eenrum was a separate municipality until 1990, then it was merged with Ulrum, Kloosterburen and Leens.^[4]

History

Eenrum is a terp (artificial mount) village dating from the Middle Ages.^[5] The village was first mentioned in the 10th or 11th century as De Arnarion. The origin of the name is unknown.^[6] The church dates from the late 13th century.^[5] It had established a local government in 1798, but officially became a municipality in 1808.^[7] The local council used to meet in the village pub until 1881 when it was no longer allowed to meet in a public place which served alcohol. It was decided to build a town hall. In 2019, it became part of the municipality Het Hogeland.^[7]

International Sport

The village is host to a major motorcycle racing circuit. The venue hosts domestic and international meetings and has hosted World and European Finals. It hosted the 2009 Team Long Track World Championship, which was won by Germany. The host team Netherlands finished second.

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Eenrum, dorpsstraat
Windmill 'De Lelie'
Church in 2008
The sluice

References

^ ^a ^b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9967PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Distance Eenrum to Groningen". Distance.to. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Redmer Alma (1998). Eenrum (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. p. 84. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
^ "Eenrum". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Eenrum". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2022.