Onnen

Onnen
Onnen
Village
	Windmill De Biks
	Onnen Location of Onnen in the province of Groningen Onnen Onnen (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 53°09′24″N 6°38′30″E / 53.1568°N 6.6416°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Groningen
Area
• Total	13.01 km2 (5.02 sq mi)
Elevation	3.1 m (10.2 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	705
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Postal code	9755
Dialing code	050

Onnen is a village in the municipality of Groningen in the Netherlands. There are some picturesque farms and windmills in the village.

Onnen is an esdorp. The Onner ash lies a considerable distance from the actual village (an ash generally lies flat outside a village).

The Groningen – Assen railway lies near Onnen. NedTrain's classification yard is also situated close to Onnen.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1323 as Hunne. The etymology is unclear.^[3] Onnen developed as an esdorp. During the Middle Ages, the peat in the area was excavated.^[4]

Onnen was home to 264 people in 1840.^[4]

Gallery

Drinking water pumping station
Liberated Reformed Church
Forest road
Maintenance on trains

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 9755PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "Onnen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Onnen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 April 2022.