Pieterburen

Coordinates: 53°24′00″N 6°27′10″E / 53.40000°N 6.45278°E / 53.40000; 6.45278
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Pieterburen
Postal code
9968
Dialing code0595

Pieterburen is a village in the northeastern Netherlands, located in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen.[3]

History

Around 1300, a

dike was built north of the present village. During the 14th century, a settlement appeared on a mudflat of the river Hunze.[4] The village was first mentioned in 1371 as Sancti Petri when the church was constructed. Pieterburen means the neighbourhood near Saint Peter.[5]

Overview

Pieterburen is situated on the ‘Hogeland’ (high land) of northeastern Groningen. It is an area with brick Gothic churches, stately farms, and endless views over the land, all the way to the Wadden Sea.

Pieterburen is known for its Seal Rehabilitation and Research Centre, the vicarage garden Domies toen, the old mill De Vier Winden (The Four Winds).[3] The castle, Dijksterhuis, was built in the 15th century, but torn down in 1903.[4]

Pieterburen is one of the starting points for wadlopen (

low tide, it is possible to walk to the island of Schiermonnikoog.[6] Mudflat hiking is potentially dangerous, and is only allowed under the supervision of a licensed guide.[7]

Pieterburen is the start of the Pieterpad, a long-distance hiking trail to Sint Pieter in the extreme south of the Netherlands.[3]

Notable people

Gallery

  • The church
    The church
  • Wind mill De Vier Winden
    Wind mill De Vier Winden
  • Seals in the rehabilitation center
    Seals in the rehabilitation center
  • Beech in Domies toen
    Beech in Domies toen

References

  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9968AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Pieterburen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  4. ^
    ISBN 90 400 9258 3
    . Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Pieterburen - (geografische naam)". Etymologie Bank (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Wadlopen in Pieterburen". Wadlopen in Pieterburen (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Verordening van 13 december 1995, houdende regels met betrekking tot het wadlopen (Wadloopverordening 1996)" [1996 law for mudflat hiking] (PDF). Waddenzee (in Dutch). 13 December 1995. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. MR 0373809
    .

External links
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