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Houtigehage

FieldValue
nameHoutigehage
native_nameDe Houtigehage
native_name_lang
settlement_typeVillage
image_skylineKerk Noord Jeruël, Houtigehage.JPG
image_captionNorth Jeruel church
image_flagDe Houtigehage vlag.svg
image_shieldHoutigehage wapen.svg
image_mapMap NL Smellingerlân Houtigehage.png
map_captionLocation in Smallingerland municipality
pushpin_mapNetherlands Friesland#Netherlands
pushpin_label_positionleft
pushpin_mapsize250
pushpin_map_captionLocation in the Netherlands
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNetherlands Netherlands
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Friesland Friesland
subdivision_type2Municipality
subdivision_name2Smallingerland Smallingerland
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km23.38
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m5
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total900
population_density_km2auto
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset_DST+2
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code9223
area_code_typeDialing code
area_code0512

tags -- Houtigehage () is a village in Smallingerland municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 905 in January 2017.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1861 as Houtige Hagen, and means "fenced off area with trees". Houtigehage developed as a peat excavation village in the 18th century. Around 1900, it was described as a heath with sod houses. In 1908, a little wooden church is built which was replaced by a stone building in 1938.

After World War II, the village became a communist stronghold. In 1952, a so-called reverse strike was organized. The unemployed of the Houtigehage started to cultivate the area and improve the infrastructure. The authorities did not know what to make of it. At the village meeting, the mayor announced that they would not get paid for the activities, and that there was simply no money for the improvement of infrastructure, because the government refused to provide subsidies. The debate became heated, and the mayor ordered the police to clear the meeting. The villagers took their protest to The Hague where Minister Joris in 't Veld was willing to meet with them, and explained that no application for a subsidy had ever been filed, and that there had been no contact with the mayor or municipality whatsoever. On 28 February 1952, the new improved road to village was opened with a party.

References

References

  1. "Postcodetool for 9223KZ". Het Waterschapshuis.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021".
  3. [https://www.smallingerland.nl/Int/Drachten-en-de-dorpen/Bevolkingscijfers.html Bevolkingscijfers] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-11-07 - Smallingerland)
  4. "Houtigehage - (geografische naam)".
  5. "Houtigehage".
  6. "De omgekeerde staking".
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