Den Ham is a linear village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the Netherlands province Groningen. The village lies on the road from Aduard to Saaksum.
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  Den Ham Location of Den Ham in the province of Groningen  Den Ham Den Ham (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°16′23″N 6°25′41″E / 53.27306°N 6.42806°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Groningen |
| Municipality |  Westerkwartier |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1.0 m (3.3 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 140 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9883[1] |
| Dialing code | 0594 |
History
editThe village was first mentioned around 1475 as Horham. The current name means "bend in a waterway". The etymology of the earliest form is unclear.[3] De Ham is a road village which developed on the Aduard to Saaksum road in the Late Middle Ages as a linear settlement.[4]
The current Dutch Reformed church dates from 1729, however, part of the wall is from its 1555 predecessor. The church was renovated in 1912 after a lightning strike which caused a fire.[4][5]
Den Ham was home to 341 people in 1840.[5] The village was part of the municipality of Aduard until 1989, when it became part of Zuidhorn. In 2019, it became part of Westerkwartier.[5]
Gallery
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"Baarhuis" on the cemetery of Den Ham -
The old bakery-grocery of W.E. Dijk -
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9883PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Den Ham - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Den Ham" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Den Ham (Zuidhorn)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
External links
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Media related to Den Ham (Zuidhorn) at Wikimedia Commons
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