Den Ham, Westerkwartier

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.

Den Ham
Village
Reformed Church
Reformed Church
Den Ham is located in Groningen (province)
Den Ham
Den Ham
Location of Den Ham in the province of Groningen
Den Ham is located in Netherlands
Den Ham
Den Ham
Den Ham (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°16′23″N 6°25′41″E
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Westerkwartier
Area
[1]
 • Total0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1.0 m (3.3 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total140
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Postal code
9883[1]
Dialing code0594

History

The 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]

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 9883PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. "Den Ham - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  4. Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma (1998). "Den Ham" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. "Den Ham (Zuidhorn)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.


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