Hulhuizen

Hulhuizen
Hamlet
Street view of Hulhuizen
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Coordinates: 51.8803°N 5.8886°E / 51.8803; 5.8886
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Lingewaard
Elevation [1]	11 m (36 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6691
Dialing code	0481

Hulhuizen is a hamlet near Gendt in the municipality of Lingewaard in the province of Gelderland, the Netherlands. Hulhuizen became Dutch in 1817 together with Huissen.[2]

History

It was first mentioned in 1253 as Hulhusen, and means houses on a hill.[3] Hulhuizen is not a statistical entity,[4] and the postal authority have placed it under Gendt.[5]

Hulhuizen used to be an enclave of the Duchy of Cleves which later became part of the Kingdom of Prussia.[2] In 1608, it was a complete village, however the Waal River kept on taking parts of the village. In 1707, it was completely destroyed, and after rebuilding only a little hamlet returned in its place.[6]

Most parts of the Prussian enclaves inside the Netherlands were transferred on 1 June 1816 except for Hulhuizen, because Prussia demanded a return gift. The village was exchanged for Schenkenschanz (Dutch name: Schenkenschans), and became Dutch on 1 March 1817. In 1840, Hulhuizen was home to 422 people. Nowadays, it consists of about 150 houses.[2]

There used to be a castle near Hulhuizen, however it was flooded and destroyed in the 17th century.[6] The castle was built in 1253. The exact location is still unknown.[7]

Gallery

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  Hulhuizen entrance
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  Mary Chapel

References

1. "Postcodetool for 6691AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
2. "Hulhuizen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
3. "Hulhuizen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
4. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 March 2022. Not found
5. "Postcode 6691 in Gendt". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
6. "Geschiedenis". Hulhuizen 200 (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
7. "Hulhuizen". Kastelen in Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 March 2022.