Houwerzijl

Houwerzijl
Houwerzijl
—  village  —
Theefabriek, a tea museum in Houwerzijl.
Coordinates:
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality De Marne
Population (2008)
 • Total 190
Postal code 9973[1]
Area code 0595 (Warffum)
Website houwerzijl-online.nl

Houwerzijl (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦʌuʋərˌzɛil]; Low German: Haauwerziel) is a small village in the Netherlands; it is located in the municipality of De Marne, Groningen. The village took its name from the nearby (but now disused)[2] lock on the Houwerzijlstervaart. Fewer than 280 people live in the village[3] and the village contains the Netherlands' only[citation needed] tea museum: the Theefabriek.

De Theefabriek

The village is the locale of the Netherlands' only tea museum. The Theefabriek houses both a museum and a tearoom, boasts "the most extensive tea menu in the world".[4]

References and footnotes

  1. ^ Qi, James, et al. (2007-03-27). "Postal Code/Netherlands/4". 18DAO Reference Wiki. http://en.18dao.net/index.php?title=Postal_Code/Netherlands/4&oldid=2979. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
  2. ^ The lock (zijl) is disused according to the Dutch language article on nl.Wikipedia: nl:Houwerzijl.
  3. ^ French Wikipedia article on the village states 278 (2006 data); Dutch article states 190 (2008 data).
  4. ^ Unknown (n.d.). "De Theefabriek... een paradijs voor de theeliefhebber ["De Theefabriek... a paradise for tea lovers"]" (in Dutch). http://theefabriek.nl/. Retrieved 2011-02-27.