Kloosterburen

Kloosterburen is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland. The village developed around a monastery. Kloosterburen was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Leens, Ulrum and Eenrum. During the combining of the four municipalities they were called 'de LEUK gemeenten'.[4] In 2019, it became part of Het Hogeland.[5]

Kloosterburen
Village
Village library
Village library
Flag of Kloosterburen
Flag
Coat of arms of Kloosterburen
Coat of arms
Kloosterburen is located in Groningen (province)
Kloosterburen
Kloosterburen
Location of Kloosterburen in Groningen
Kloosterburen is located in Netherlands
Kloosterburen
Kloosterburen
Kloosterburen (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°23′10″N 6°23′26″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityHet Hogeland
Establishedc. 1175
Area
[1]
 • Total32.24 km2 (12.45 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,430
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Postal code
9977
Dialing code0595[3]

History

Around 1175, a monastery was established by Taco, a Premonstratensian from Mariëngaarde. In 1204, the monastery was named Oldeklooster after Nijeklooster, a convent was established at a distance of 15 minutes by foot.[6][7]: 12  A village developed around Oldeklooster which was named Kloosterburen.[8] At the end of the 16th century, Nijeklooster was destroyed by the Protestants.[9] Oldeklooster was closed, and the church became Dutch Reformed, however Oldeklooster is one of the two monasteries which still exist in Groningen.[7]: 12 

A large part of the population remained Roman Catholic, and in 1840 permission was given to re-establish a parish. The neo-gothic Saint Willibrord Church was built in 1868–69 by Pierre Cuypers.[6] The church has a 56 metres (184 ft) tall tower.[5] Kloosterburen is the most northern place in the Netherlands to celebrate Carnival as Kronkeldörp.[10][5] From 1926 to 1970, the Roosendaal brothers of the Sacred Heart lived and worked in a Kloosterburen convent, which was converted into Hotel Het Klooster in 1970.[11]

In 2011, the public library closed down. The village community bought the inventory, and operates a free of charge village library.[5] Kloosterburen was an independent municipality until 1990, when it merged into De Marne. In 2019, it became part of Het Hogeland.[5]

Notable people
  • Protestant Church in 1942
    Protestant Church in 1942
  • Monastery garden
    Monastery garden
  • Village street
    Village street
  • Saint Willibrord Church
    Saint Willibrord Church

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. "Postcodetool for 9977PP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. "Netnummer 0595". Netnummer (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  5. "Kloosterburen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  6. Redmer Alma (1998). Kloosterburen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. p. 148. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  7. M.J. Gasman (1910). Parochie Den Hoorn (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  8. P.J. Blok (1923). Geschiedkundige atlas van Nederland (in Dutch). The Hague: Nijhoff. pp. 33–34.
  9. "Tussen Damsterdiep en Fivelboezoem" (PDF). Noorderbreedte (in Dutch). p. 4. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  10. "Carnaval kan losbarsten". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 24 February 1990. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  11. Inder Bugarin (November 23, 2003). "Modifica Holanda el uso de templos". Internacional. Reforma (Mexico) (in Spanish). p. 4. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  12. "Tammens, Sietje (1914-2014)". Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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