Grijpskerk
Grijpskerk is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Westerkwartier, about 18 km west of the city of Groningen.
Grijpskerk | |
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 Dairy factory in 2011 | |
| Nickname(s): Smallruggen | |
  Grijpskerk Location of Grijpskerk | |
| Coordinates: 53°15′51″N 6°18′22″E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Westerkwartier |
| Population (1 January 2008) | |
| • Total | 2,809 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Grijpskerk was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Zuidhorn.[1]
Transportation
Railway Station: Grijpskerk
Notable residents
- Hendrik Drogt (1920-1944), resistance hero of Second World War. As member of the Dutch military police, refused assisting the deportation process. Facing deportation himself, he became key in smuggling several people from the Nazi repression, until his capture and martyrdom.
- Roelof Kruisinga (born 1922), politician (Christian Historical Union and Christian Democratic Appeal)
- Dirk Scheringa (born 1950), founder of DSB Bank, chairman of Dutch Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar and politician (Christian Democratic Appeal)
References
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
External links
Media related to Grijpskerk at Wikimedia Commons- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Grijpskerk". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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