Appingedam: Medieval Brick Town with Hanging Kitchens
Overhanging kitchens above the Damsterdiep canal give Appingedam its distinctive silhouette. These hangende keukens, unique in the Netherlands, date from the medieval period and have become the town's most photographed feature. Appingedam received city rights in 1327 and served as a trading post on the route from Groningen to the Dollard estuary. Today about 12,364 residents live here, within the gemeente Eemsdelta since 2021.
The Nicolaikerk, a Romanesque-Gothic church, dominates the compact centre. Earthquakes caused by natural gas extraction from the Groningen field have affected buildings here, leading to reinforcement programmes and some demolition. The flat Fivelingo landscape stretches in all directions, with large arable farms on fertile marine clay. Groningen city is about 20 kilometres west, Delfzijl roughly 8 kilometres northeast.
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Overhanging kitchens above the Damsterdiep canal give Appingedam its distinctive silhouette. These hangende keukens, unique in the Netherlands, date from the medieval period and have become the town's most photographed feature. Appingedam received city rights in 1327 and served as a trading post on the route from Groningen to the Dollard estuary. Today about 12,364 residents live here, within the gemeente Eemsdelta since 2021.
The Nicolaikerk, a Romanesque-Gothic church, dominates the compact centre. Earthquakes caused by natural gas extraction from the Groningen field have affected buildings here, leading to reinforcement programmes and some demolition. The flat Fivelingo landscape stretches in all directions, with large arable farms on fertile marine clay. Groningen city is about 20 kilometres west, Delfzijl roughly 8 kilometres northeast.
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