Winsum

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title: "Winsum" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["het-hogeland", "former-municipalities-of-groningen-(province)", "populated-places-in-groningen-(province)", "municipalities-of-the-netherlands-disestablished-in-2019", "artificial-dwelling-hills"] topic_path: "geography/netherlands" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winsum" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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map_captionLocation in Groningen
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subdivision_nameNetherlands
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Groningen
subdivision_type2Municipality
subdivision_name2Het Hogeland
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publisherHet Waterschapshuis
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Winsum (; ) is a town and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. On 1 January 2019 the municipality merged with the municipalities of Bedum, De Marne and Eemsmond to form the new municipality Het Hogeland.

The town of Winsum was officially established in 1057 as the fusion of three historic villages: Obergum (North), Winsum (center) and Bellingeweer (South). The majority of the town's 8,000 inhabitants commute to the nearby city Groningen.

The town boasts two traditional Dutch wind mills, two historic churches, two canals, and one of the Netherlands' oldest taverns. The two mills, "De Ster" ("The Star") and "De Vriendschap" ("The Friendship") were built in 1851 and 1801 respectively. The building that the tavern "De Gouden Karper" ("The Golden Carp") now occupies has been in use as a tavern since the 16th century, and is the oldest (unverified) in the Netherlands.

Twin town

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Sport

Cycling

Winsum hosted the start and finish of stage 4a during the 2012 Energiewacht Tour and the individual time trial (stage 3a) at the 2013 Energiewacht Tour. Due to the success of the 2012 Energiewacht Tour the city became host city for the men's and women's 2013 Dutch National Time Trial Championships on 19 June 2013. The individual time trial at the 2013 Energiewacht Tour took place on the same course.

Notable people

Gallery

File:Overzicht van de ligging kerk ten opzichte van de pastorie - Winsum - 20530301 - RCE.jpg|Church and clergy house File:Winsum - Hoofdstraat Winsum 70.jpg|Town hall File:Overzicht linker zijgevel - Winsum - 20364317 - RCE.jpg|Inn De Gouden Karper File:Winsum (gr.)-hoofdstraat.jpg|Main street

References

References

  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021".
  2. Gemeente Winsum: [http://bestuur.winsum.nl//Vergaderingen/Gemeenteraad/2009/17-februari/19:30/Jumelage/1702-agendapunt-10.pdf ''Raadsvoorstel Jumelage''] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-03-06 , 17 February 2009)
  3. (5 April 2013). "NK tijdrijden vindt plaats in Winsum". nu.nl.
  4. (6 December 2012). "Winsum organiseert NK tijdrijden 2013". Wieler Revue.

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