Onnen is a village in the municipality of Groningen in the Netherlands. There are some picturesque farms and windmills in the village.
Onnen | |
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 Windmill De Biks | |
  Onnen Location of Onnen in the province of Groningen  Onnen Onnen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°09′24″N 6°38′30″E / 53.1568°N 6.6416°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Groningen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.01 km2 (5.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3.1 m (10.2 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 705 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9755[1] |
| Dialing code | 050 |
Onnen is an esdorp. The Onner ash lies a considerable distance from the actual village (an ash generally lies flat outside a village).
The Groningen – Assen railway lies near Onnen. NedTrain's classification yard is also situated close to Onnen.
History
editThe village was first mentioned in 1323 as Hunne. The etymology is unclear.[3] Onnen developed as an esdorp. During the Middle Ages, the peat in the area was excavated.[4]
Onnen was home to 264 people in 1840.[4]
Gallery
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Drinking water pumping station -
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Forest road -
Maintenance on trains
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9755PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Onnen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Onnen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 April 2022.
External links
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Media related to Onnen at Wikimedia Commons
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