Huizinge
Huizinge (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦœyzɪŋə]) is a village with a population of 100 in the municipality of Loppersum in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.
Huizinge | |
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 Church of Huizinge in 2007 | |
  Huizinge Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 53°21′N 6°40′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Loppersum |
| Area (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| • Land | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 100 |
| • Density | 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9992[1] |
On 16 August 2012, the heaviest induced earthquake in the Netherlands with a magnitude of 3.6 occurred with its epicenter in Huizinge.[2]
References
- (in Dutch) Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2009-2012, Statistics Netherlands, 2014. Retrieved on 20 March 2015.
- (in Dutch) Geïnduceerde aardbevingen in Nederland, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, 2013. Retrieved on 20 March 2015.
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