Oudeschans
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| Houses at the Voorstraat in Oudeschans
Houses at the Voorstraat in Oudeschans
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 Oudeschans
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Bellingwedde |
| Area (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 46 ha (114 acres) |
| • Land | 44 ha (109 acres) |
| • Water | 2 ha (5 acres) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 95 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9696 |
| Area code(s) | 0597 |
Oudeschans (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʌudəˌsxɑns]) is a village with a population of 95 in the municipality of Bellingwedde in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. The 16th-century fortification is now a state protected village area with several national heritage sites, among which a 17th-century garrison church, and the Vestingmuseum Oudeschans.
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Etymology
The fortification was initially named Bellingwolderschans, meaning Sconce of Bellingwolde, in 1593. It was renamed Oudeschans, meaning Old Sconce, after the fortification of Nieuweschans, meaning New Sconce, was built in 1628.[2]
History
In 1593, during the Eighty Years' War, the fortification was built by William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg to strengthen the strategically important Bellingwolderzijl (Sluice of Bellingwolde) connecting the river Westerwoldsche Aa to the Dollart. The fortification was used for military purposes until 1814.
In the 1980s, some of the walls, canals, and bastions were restored.[2] In 1991, the fortification became a state protected village area (Dutch: beschermd dorpsgezicht).[3]
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Bellingwolder Schans (Atlas van Loon).jpg
Map of the fortification from the Atlas Van Loon (1649)
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Luchtfoto's - Oudeschans - 20179327 - RCE.jpg
Aerial photograph, 1977
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Rijksbeschermd stads- of dorpsgezicht - Oudeschans.png
Protected village area
Geography
Oudeschans is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (53.14, 7.14) in the west of the municipality of Bellingwedde, in the east of the province of Groningen, in the northeast of the Netherlands. The village is in the southeast of the region Oldambt, situated between the river Westerwoldse Aa in the west and the canal B.L. Tijdenskanaal in the east.
The nearest village is Bellingwolde to the southeast and the nearest city is Winschoten to the west.
Oudeschans is an administrative neighbourhood (Dutch: buurt) in the district (Dutch: wijk) of Bellingwolde. The neighbourhood has a total area of 46 ha (110 acres), of which 44 ha (110 acres) is land and 2 ha (4.9 acres) is water.[1]
Demographics
In 2012, the village had a population of 95 and a population density of 206.5/km2 (535/sq mi).[1]
Attractions
The 17th-century garrison church, walls, canal, bastions, and several other buildings are state monuments (Dutch: rijksmonumenten).
Vestingmuseum Oudeschans is a local museum about the history of the fortification of Oudeschans with a display of archaeological findings from the 17th and 18th centuries.[4]
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Oudeschans Doodenbastion.jpg
Bastion
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Oudeschans vestingwerken.jpg
Canal and draw bridge
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Garnizoenskerk met pastorie Oudeschaans.jpg
Garrison church
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Vestingmuseum Oudeschans 2.jpg
Vestingmuseum and art gallery
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Overzicht voorgevel met entree - Oudeschans - 20415973 - RCE.jpg
Farmhouse
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (Dutch) CBS StatLine, Statistics Netherlands, 2013. Retrieved on 2013-08-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (Dutch) De vesting, Stichting Vesting Oudeschans. Retrieved on 12 February 2014.
- ↑ (Dutch) Overzicht van aangewezen en in procedure zijnde stads- en dorpsgezichten, Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, 2013. Retrieved on 12 February 2014.
- ↑ (Dutch) Vestingmuseum, Stichting Vesting Oudeschans. Retrieved on 12 February 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oudeschans (Groningen). |
- (Dutch) Oudeschans on the municipal website
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| Blijham | Vriescheloo | Bellingwolde |
