Houwerzijl

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Houwerzijl

| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = Theefabriek Houwerzijl.jpg

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| image_caption = Theefabriek, a tea museum in Houwerzijl.

| pushpin_map = Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Houwerzijl in the province of Groningen

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Groningen

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Het Hogeland

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 9804PA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 7 March 2022 |archive-date = 21 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |url-status = dead }}

| elevation_m = 2

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| area_total_km2 = 0.34

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=8 March 2022}}

| population_total = 175

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_density_urban_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 9973

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 0595

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Houwerzijl ({{IPA|nl|ˌɦʌu.ərˈzɛil}}; {{langx|gos|Haauwerziel}} {{IPA|gos|ɦaːu̯əɾˈzil|}}) is a small village in the Netherlands; it is located in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen.

Houwerzijl was located on the edge of land and water. Three terps (artificial hills) were built south of the current village, and were one of the oldest in Groningen. The hills contained fertile soil, and large parts have been excavated, and only fragments remain.{{cite web|url=https://plaatsengids.nl/houwerzijl |title=Houwerzijl |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=8 March 2022 |language=nl}}

It was first mentioned in 1347 as Fredericus de Howersyle. The name means the lock (zijl) of the estate (Houw) of Fredericus.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/houwerzijl |title=Houwerzijl - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=8 March 2022|language=nl}} The lock was demolished in 1728, because it was no longer needed, and only the house of the operator remains.

The Theefabriek is a tea museum and tearoom in the village.{{Cite web|title=De Theefabriek... een paradijs voor de theeliefhebber|author=Unknown|date=n.d.|url=http://theefabriek.nl/|access-date=2011-02-27|language=Dutch|trans-title=De Theefabriek... a paradise for tea lovers}}