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Zeerijp
Sign in to saveZeerijp (; or ) is a village north of city of Groningen. Its most striking building is its brick church for the 14th century with detached bell tower. Formerly dedicated to John the Baptist, now it is a Dutch Reformed church. Also there is a famous organ inside the church, a Faber organ. Because there are so few inhabitants, Zeerijp has no shops, but there is a primary school 'De Wilgenstee' and a cafe. Also, there is a famous mill, 'de Leeuw'. There is also a gold and silver smith, Van Hulsen.
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Place details
- Locality
- Zeerijp
- Region
- Groningen
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 450
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Zeerijp
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Zeerijp - dorpsaanzicht Borgweg richting Jacobuskerk.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Zeerijp in 2012
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Groningen
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Eemsdelta
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Zeerijp in the province of Groningen
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 0.48
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 0.1
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_total
- 420
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Area
- 0.85
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Zeerijp - dorpsaanzicht Borgweg richting Jacobuskerk.jpg
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Zeerijp (; or ) is a village north of city of Groningen. Its most striking building is its brick church for the 14th century with detached bell tower. Formerly dedicated to John the Baptist, now it is a Dutch Reformed church. Also there is a famous organ inside the church, a Faber organ. Because there are so few inhabitants, Zeerijp has no shops, but there is a primary school 'De Wilgenstee' and a cafe. Also, there is a famous mill, 'de Leeuw'. There is also a gold and silver smith, Van Hulsen.
Zeerijp's most recently made the headlines when an earthquake struck the village in January 2007. Earthquakes are extremely rare in the Netherlands; this one, measuring 2.3 on the Richter magnitude scale, was a result of drilling for natural gas.
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