Hulhuizen

Hulhuizen is a hamlet near Gendt in the municipality of Lingewaard in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Hulhuizen became Dutch in 1817 together with Huissen.[2]

Hulhuizen
Hamlet
Street view of Hulhuizen
Street view of Hulhuizen
Hulhuizen is located in Gelderland
Hulhuizen
Hulhuizen
Location in the Netherlands
Hulhuizen is located in Netherlands
Hulhuizen
Hulhuizen
Hulhuizen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51.8803°N 5.8886°E / 51.8803; 5.8886
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGelderland
MunicipalityLingewaard
Elevation
[1]
11 m (36 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
6691
Dialing code0481

History

It was first mentioned in 1253 as Hulhusen, and means houses on a hill.[3] Hulhuizen is not a statistical entity,[4] and the postal authority have placed it under Gendt.[5]

Hulhuizen used to be an enclave of the Duchy of Cleves which later became part of the Kingdom of Prussia.[2] In 1608, it was a complete village, however the Waal River kept on taking parts of the village. In 1707, it was completely destroyed, and after rebuilding only a little hamlet returned in its place.[6]

Most parts of the Prussian enclaves inside the Netherlands were transferred on 1 June 1816 except for Hulhuizen, because Prussia demanded a return gift. The village was exchanged for Schenkenschanz (Dutch name: Schenkenschans), and became Dutch on 1 March 1817. In 1840, Hulhuizen was home to 422 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 150 houses.[2]

There used to be a castle near Hulhuizen, however it was flooded and destroyed in the 17th century.[6] The castle was built in 1253. The exact location is still unknown.[7]

  • Hulhuizen entrance
    Hulhuizen entrance
  • Mary Chapel
    Mary Chapel

References
  1. "Postcodetool for 6691AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. "Hulhuizen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. "Hulhuizen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 March 2022. Not found
  5. "Postcode 6691 in Gendt". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  6. "Geschiedenis". Hulhuizen 200 (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  7. "Hulhuizen". Kastelen in Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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