Huizinge

Huizinge
Village

Church of Huizinge in 2007
Huizinge

Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands

Coordinates: 53°21′N 6°40′E / 53.350°N 6.667°E / 53.350; 6.667Coordinates: 53°21′N 6°40′E / 53.350°N 6.667°E / 53.350; 6.667
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Loppersum
Area (2012)[1]
  Total 30 km2 (10 sq mi)
  Land 29 km2 (11 sq mi)
  Water 0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population (2012)[1]
  Total 100
  Density 3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi)
Postal code 9992[1]

Huizinge (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦœyzɪŋə]) is a village with a population of 100 in the municipality of Loppersum in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.

On 16 August 2013, the heaviest induced earthquake in the Netherlands with a magnitude of 3.6 occurred with its epicenter in Huizinge.[2]

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