Winsum

Winsum
Municipality

Monumental house in Ezinge

Flag
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Winsum in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
Coordinates: 53°20′N 6°31′E / 53.333°N 6.517°E / 53.333; 6.517Coordinates: 53°20′N 6°31′E / 53.333°N 6.517°E / 53.333; 6.517
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Government[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 • Mayor Rinus Michels (CDA)
Area[2]
 • Total 102.53 km2 (39.59 sq mi)
 • Land 101.11 km2 (39.04 sq mi)
 • Water 1.42 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 1 m (3 ft)
Population (February 2017)[4]
 • Total 13,781
 • Density 136/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode Parts of 9000 range
Area code 0595
Website www.winsum.nl
Dutch Topographic map of Winsum, July 2013

Winsum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪnsɵm]) is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands.

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.

Winsum is twinned with the Polish town Lubraniec.[5]

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.[6][7] The individual time trial at the 2013 Energiewacht Tour took place on the same course.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "M.A.P. (Rinus) Michels" (in Dutch). Gemeente Winsum. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9951AC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Gemeente Winsum: Raadsvoorstel Jumelage, 17 February 2009
  6. 1 2 "NK tijdrijden vindt plaats in Winsum". nu.nl. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Winsum organiseert NK tijdrijden 2013". Wieler Revue. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013.


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