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Mensingeweer
Sign in to saveMensingeweer is a small village in the Netherlands; it is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen. It lies on the provincial road 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. The town also has an old windmill called the Hollands Welvaart built in 1855.
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- Locality
- Mensingeweer
- Region
- Groningen
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 135
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mensingeweer
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- nl
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kerk2 Mensingeweer.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Michaelkerk with windmill on the left
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Mensingeweer in the province of Groningen
- 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.elevation_m
- 1
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 0.25
- Settlement.population_total
- 135
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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- Kerk2 Mensingeweer.jpg
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- Mensingeweer
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Mensingeweer is a small village in the Netherlands; it is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen. It lies on the provincial road 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. The town also has an old windmill called the Hollands Welvaart built in 1855.
== History == Mensingeweer is a terp (artificial mount) village from the middle ages. It was first mentioned in 1371 as Mensingheweere. The name means wharf for population belonging to Mense. In 1663, the village started to expand due to the construction of a canal between Winsum and Ulrum.
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