Zeijen

Village in Drenthe, Netherlands

53°03′N 6°33′E / 53.050°N 6.550°E / 53.050; 6.550CountryNetherlandsProvinceDrentheMunicipalityTynaarloArea

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• Total11.91 km² (4.60 sq mi)Elevation

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10 m (30 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total735 • Density62/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

9491^[1]

Dialing code0592

Zeijen (also: Zeyen^[3]) is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo.

The village was first mentioned in 1370 as Lutbert van Zien, and means "slowly flowing" which is probably a reference to the Matsloot stream.^[3] Zeijen is an esdorp without a church which developed in the Middle Ages.^[4] Zeijen was home to 215 people in 1840.^[5]

The hunebed (dolmen) D5 [nl] is located near the nature area de Zeijer Strubben. The stones are partially buried. The hunebed has four capstones. In 1857, the stones were put up for sale by the owner of the land. Lucas Oldenhuis Gratama [nl], a local politician, bought site for ƒ40,- and transferred ownership to the province of Drenthe.^[6]

Notable people born in Zeijen

Jos Hooiveld (born 1983), football (soccer) player

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 9491AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Zeyen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
^ Ronald Stenvert (2001). Zeyen (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90 400 9454 3. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
^ "Zeijen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.
^ "D5 te Zeijen". Hunebedden (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2022.