Zoutkamp, churches and the Verhildersum deposit in the Marne

Het Hogeland, Groningen, The Netherlands

Cycling route: 1919896

Provided by: Abel Tasman

24.0 km
01:24 h
423 kcal
2 m

Description

Description
This route leads through the Marne, the area in the northwest of the province of Groningen. It was once part of Humsterland, the area now south of the Marne. The border is formed by the Reitdiep. Originally, the river Hunze flowed straight from Groningen, north to the Wadden Sea. With the formation of the Lauwerszee, around 800, there was a breakthrough from the sea in the west, eastwards to the Hunze. This is the Reitdiep. The Marne became an island until the old Hunze estuary around 1200 silted up and was diked. Then it was connected to the rest of Groningen again.
It is a very fertile agricultural area with a long history of habitation. The mound of Ewer dates from around the beginning of the era. The trio of villages Vierhuizen-Ulrum-Leens-Wehe den Hoorn-Eenrum is located on wierden on a former salt marsh embankment. The bike tour takes you past three of these villages with their centuries-old churches. From 1922 to 1942, the Marnespoorlijn also ran here, from Zoutkamp to Winsum. The former station buildings in Zoutkamp, Ulrum and Leens are still there. Verhildersum is located in Leens, the only one that remains of the fifteen borgs that once stood in this area. The churches in the villages are famous for various reasons.

Description, sights and things worth knowing
The cycle route starts in Zoutkamp. There is much to see and experience in this former fishing village at the mouth of the Reitdiep. More information at'moorings\\\' and'fishing museum Zoutkamp\\' on'Tasmanroutes.nl\\\'. From Zoutkamp the route leads via junction 89 to Vierhuizen.

Vierhuizen has a famous church. This tuff church has been modified, renovated and saved from destruction several times. Now it is a straight closed hall church with enlarged round-arched windows and an indoor tower with a needle spire on top and a lion (from Evert Lewe's coat of arms) as a wind vane. In 2006 the church of Vierhuizen won the main prize in the television program"De Restauratie\\\". With a million euros in prize money, a large-scale restoration was started in 2007.
Next to the church there is the octagonal tower mill"de Onderneming\\\" from 1858.

Via junctions 14 and 23 the route leads to Niekerk. There is also a famous church here. Built in the 13th century and restored in 1629. The money for the restoration came from bailiff Evert Lewe, collator of the church. As a shareholder in the West India Company, he shared in the booty from the Spanish silver fleet that Piet Hein had hijacked in 1628.

The route continues north via Hoofdstraat, Tilweg and Singel in Ulrum to junction 15 at the intersection with Leensterweg. It is worth taking a look around Ulrum and visiting the old church at H. de Cockstraat 5. The church is open daily from April to October from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Church and presbytery are famous because Reverend Hendrik de Cock started the Secession from here in 1834. His study can still be seen in the presbytery. In the church, the crypt built by collator Evert Lewe and the Asingabank with a beautiful back bulkhead can be admired. The lion on the spire refers to Lewe's coat of arms.
The former train station is located on the northwest edge of Ulrum on the Spoorstraat.

From node 15 the bike ride goes to Leens, for a visit to the Verhildersum estate and the Petruskerk. The estate"tells the story of the Hogeland in the 19th century. About old nobility and new residents, an innovative, emerging peasantry and the farm workers\\\" (www.verhildersum.nl). In the Petruskerk, from the 12th century, there are many reminders of the Van Starkenborgh family, the noble inhabitants of Verhildersum. The organ was built in 1734 by the famous Albertus Antoni Hinsz. Leens also has a beautiful, former train station - now a police station, on the corner of R. Ritzemastraat.

From junction 16, the route goes south past the Petruskerk, across the Rietemastraat and the Leenstertillen towards Houwerzijl. After the bridge over the Hunsingo Canal and the intersection with the Vlakkeriet, the route continues straight on over the cycle path. The path ends at the Hoofdstraat and there it turns right to Houwerzijl. Turn left towards wierde van Ewer, the wierde that dates back to the beginning of the era.

The Tea Factory is located in Houwerzijl (Hoofdstraat 15-25). This is a unique combination of a tea museum, tea shop and a tearoom for a simple cup of tea or an extensive tea table. A nice place to recover from the bike ride.

The route then continues via the Vliedorpsterweg and the cycle path along the Reitdiep back to Zoutkamp to junction 90.
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Directions

# Description Distance
90
90 (9974RM, Het Hogeland, Groningen, The Netherlands) 0.00 km
89
89 (Strandweg, 9974SL, Het Hogeland, Groningen, The Netherlands) 0.97 km
14
14 (9975VV, Het Hogeland, Groningen, The Netherlands) 4.62 km
23
23 (Panserweg, 9975VZ, Het Hogeland, Groningen, The Netherlands) 5.77 km
15
15 (Leensterweg, 9971EA, Het Hogeland, Groningen, The Netherlands) 9.95 km
16
16 (Zuster A. Westerhofstraat, 9965PH, Het Hogeland, Groningen, The Netherlands) 14.93 km

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