Hijken
History
The village was first mentioned in 1370 as "civibus de Hyken". The etymology is unknown. Hijken developed as an esdorp originally without a church in the Early Middle Ages as a satellite of Beilen. In 1858, the Oranjekanaal was dug which cut the village into two halves. It used be a village of shepherds. In 1563, there were 70 sheep for every building.
Hijken was home to 417 people in 1840. In 1906, a Reformed Church was built. In 1915, a steam dairy factory which doubled as grist mill was built. Between 1928 and 1960, it was used as a Dutch Reformed church and is nowadays used by a fodder and fertilizer company. In 2018, the municipality wanted to demolished the bridge over the canal, however protests have resulted in the construction of a new bridge in 2019.
The village is also known for its surrounding Neanderthal settlements. Late Neolithic Hat graves have been discovered dating to a Bronze Age settlement near Hijken.
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Education
There is one primary school, ‘t Hieker Nust.
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
two entries
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9415PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Hijken - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ Ronald Stenvert (2001). Hijken (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. p. 61. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Hijken". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ Leiden University, Fokkens, Harry. The prehistory of the Netherlands.
- ^ "Scholen" (in Dutch). Midden-Drenthe. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
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