Leens

Leens (; ) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland. Leens was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Ulrum, Eenrum and Kloosterburen.

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Place details

Locality: Leens
Region: Groningen
Country: Nederland
Population: 1,675
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Leens
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Kerk van Leens.jpg
Settlement.image_size: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Petruskerk in 2007
Settlement.image_flag: Leens vlag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Leens wapen.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Groningen
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Het Hogeland
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Leens in the province of Groningen
Settlement.area_total_km2: 35.58
Settlement.elevation_m: 1.2
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Leens
Area: 3558
Image: Kerk van Leens.jpg

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Commons category: Leens
postal code: 9965
P8168: Xasthur

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Notable people
Gallery
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== Brief history == Leens is located on old marsh land which have been inhabited since the Iron Age. Leens and Tuinsterwierde, which is situated slightly east of the village, lay on a mound, an artificial hill that prevented the town from flooding when the land wasn't yet protected by dikes. The draining of the marshes is largely due to the work of the Benedictine monks. From their monasteries they built dikes and drained the land.