Mensingeweer

Mensingeweer
Michaelkerk with windmill on the left
Michaelkerk with windmill on the left
Mensingeweer is located in Groningen (province)
Mensingeweer
Mensingeweer
Location of Mensingeweer in the province of Groningen
Mensingeweer is located in Netherlands
Mensingeweer
Mensingeweer
Mensingeweer (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°24′01″N 6°28′51″E / 53.4002°N 6.4808°E / 53.4002; 6.4808
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityHet Hogeland
Area
 • Total0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total135
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9961
Dialing code0595

Mensingeweer is a small village in the Netherlands; it is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen. It lies on the provincial road N361 [nl] from Winsum to Leens at the crossroads to Eenrum. The long-distance footpath called Pieterpad runs through the town and the Michaelkerk has an old Arp Schnitger organ that came from a church in Pieterburen and was installed in 1901.[3][4] The town also has an old windmill called the Hollands Welvaart built in 1855.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2022. Westernieland + Kaakhorn
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9969PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. ^ report Archived 2014-04-28 at the Wayback Machine on church as rijksmonument
  4. ^ Mensingeweer Church website
  5. ^ Redmer Alma (1998). Mensingeweer (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 9 March 2022.