Enumatil
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| name = Enumatil
| native_name = {{lang|gos|Aimtil}} / {{native_name|gos|IJmentil}}
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Enumatil, korenmolen Eben Haëzer (RM41081) in straatzicht foto8 2013-08-25 10.57.jpg
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| image_caption = Flour mill Eben Haëzer in street view of Enumatil
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| coordinates = {{coord|53|13|N|6|25|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Groningen}}
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| subdivision_name2 = 23px Westerkwartier
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 3.36
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|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
|title = Postcodetool for 9812PJ
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|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
|access-date = 31 August 2023}}
| elevation_m = 0.7
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| population_total = 335
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 = auto
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Enumatil ({{IPA|nl|ˈeːnymaːtɪl|lang}}; {{langx|gos|Aimtil}} or {{lang|gos|IJmentil}}) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. As of 2021, it had a population of 335. It is located to the south of Briltil and to the west of Den Horn.
Geography
Just south of the village, the {{lang|nl|Lettelberterdiep}} and the {{lang|nl|{{ill|Enumatilster Matsloot|nl}}}} flow into the Hoendiep. The last part of the current Matsloot from the Eerste Brug towards the Hoendiep was built around 1818. Previously, this last stretch ran from the Tweede Brug to the north side of the village and connected to the Hoendiep.
The village owns three bridges over the Matsloot, called the {{lang|nl|Eerste}} ('First') and the {{lang|nl|Tweede Brug}} ('Second Bridge'). The third bridge, known as the {{lang|nl|Auwemadraai}}, is located just outside the village on the road to Leek. This bridge was completely renovated in 2009.
The corn mill {{ill|Eben Haëzer, Enumatil|lt=Eben Haëzer|nl|Eben Haëzer (Enumatil)}} is located in the middle of the village. Southeast of Enumatil is the American wind engine Enumatil.
History
The name {{lang|nl|Enumatil}} comes from the bridge ({{lang|nl|til}}) of Enuma (Enema, Eme; a family name) built around 1445. The village had its own chapel around 1500. In 1582, the Spaniards built a defensive rampart around Enumatil to protect the shipping route to and from the pro-Spanish city of Groningen.
The municipal boundary between the former municipalities of Leek, Zuidhorn, and Oldekerk (part of the municipality of Grootegast since 1990) ran right through the village before the municipal reorganization of 1985, so that Enumatil was in three different municipalities. This boundary was changed in such a way that the village came to lie almost completely in Leek. As of January 1, 2019, all these municipalities have been merged into the municipality of Westerkwartier.
Gallery
Enumatil, de Gereformeerde Kerk Vrijgemaakt foto6 2013-08-25 11.03.jpg|Reformed Church (Liberated) of Enumatil
Enumatil - gezicht over diep richting til.jpg|View of the Hoendiep
Enumatil - gezicht vanaf de brug naar links.jpg|View from the swing bridge
Enumatil - Café Otter.jpg|Former café Otter
References
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External links
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{{Dutch municipality Westerkwartier}}
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