Jipsinghuizen

Jipsinghuizen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌjɪpsɪŋˈɦœʏ̯zən]; Gronings: Jipsenhoezen [ˌjɪpsn̩ˈɦuːzn̩]) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 28 km northeast of Emmen. The statistical area "Jipsinghuizen", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 150.[1] Jipsinghuizen used to be part of the municipality of Vlagtwedde, but merged into Westerwolde in 2017.[2] In 1665, the Battle of Jipsinghuizen was fought between Münster and the Dutch Republic.

Jipsinghuizen
Hamlet
Jipsinghuizen is located in Groningen (province)
Jipsinghuizen
Jipsinghuizen
Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Jipsinghuizen is located in Netherlands
Jipsinghuizen
Jipsinghuizen
Jipsinghuizen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°58′37″N 7°8′59″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityWesterwolde
Area
[1]
 • Total0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total150
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9551
Dialing code0599

Battle of Jipsinghuizen

In 1665, Christoph Bernhard von Galen, the bishop of Münster, secretly constructed a road from Walchum, Lower Saxony to Sellingen, Groningen through the moor as part of a planned invasion of Groningen.[3] The population panicked and fled, and von Galen took Sellingen on 20 September. 1,800 men were stationed at Jipsinghuizen, to await the arrival of the remainder of the army.[4] The city of Groningen was alarmed and an army of 500 to 600 soldiers was dispatched to the region.[5]

In the early morning of 26 September, the troops led by Willem Nierop attacked. About 300 soldiers of Münster were killed, and the remainder fled back to Walchum.[5] Later, Münster managed to take Westerwolde via Drenthe and Oldambt, but was attacked by the Dutch States Army under command of John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen.[4]

On 18 April 1666, von Galen was forced to accept the Peace of Kleve, a humiliating peace treaty drawn up by Frederick William of Brandenburg.[4][6] Münster promised eternal peace, the return of all conquered territories and in particular Borculo, and a reduction of its army to 3,000 men. The eternal peace did not last, and von Galen returned in 1672.[7]

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. "Jipsinghuizen" (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. J. Engelkes (1936). Gids voor Vlagtwedde. Sellingen. p. 33.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. "Slag bij Jipsinghuizen". Museum Westerwolde (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. "350 jaar Slag bij Jipsinghuizen". Vereniging Westerwolde (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  6. "Frederik Willem, keurvorst van Brandenburg, bewerker van de vrede tussen Nederland en de bisschop van Munster, Wouter Muller, 1666". Rijksmuseum (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  7. "1672, Coevorden vanuit Groningen bevrijd". Geschidenis Coevorden (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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