Selection of finds from the early medieval cult site of Hezingen

Hezingen (Tweants: Hezingn) is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Tubbergen, and lies about 15 km north of Oldenzaal.

It was first mentioned in 799 as Hasungum.[3] In 1840, it was home to 187 people.[4]

The hamlet is situated between Vasse and the border to Germany. Across the border it has a twin village called Hesingen [nl].[4]

Springendal was bought in the 1920s by textile industrialist Gerhard Jannink [nl] who decorated the forest around the estate with ponds, waterfalls and little meandering streams. The nature area is nowadays publicly accessible.[5]

In 2019 a treasure of 70 golden coins and jewellery from the 7th and 8th century were discovered in Springendal.[6] This later led to three archaeological excavations in 2020 en 2021 that yielded more coins (so-called tremisses and sceats) and jewellery. Apart from these finds an east-west oriented row of postholes was uncovered, aligned with a large boulder. In the fill of some of these postholes coins were found. The site was interpreted as an early medieval cult site.[7][8]

  • Timber framing
    Timber framing
  • Timber framing
    Timber framing
  • A glacial erratic as boundary stone
    A glacial erratic as boundary stone
  • Springendal
    Springendal

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 7664VA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Hezingen - (geografische naam)". Eymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Hezingen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Het Springendal". Ootmarsum-Dinkelland (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Middeleeuwse schat in het Springendal telt zo'n zeventig gouden voorwerpen: 'Dit komt eigenlijk maar zelden voor'". Tubantia (in Dutch). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  7. ^ De Kort, Jan-Willem; Brinkkemper, Otto; Van Doesburg, Jan; Groenewoudt, Bert; Heeren, Stijn; Kars, Mirjam; Nicolay, Johan; Van Os, Bertil; Pol, Arent (2024-07-02). "Diobolgeldæ (The Devil's Money): The Early-Medieval Cult Site of Hezingen, The Netherlands". Medieval Archaeology. 68 (2): 306–330. doi:10.1080/00766097.2024.2419198. ISSN 0076-6097.
  8. ^ Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap (2024-01-12). "RAM 280: Goud voor de goden. Onderzoek naar een cultusplaats uit de vroege middeleeuwen in het natuurgebied Springendal bij Hezingen - Rapport - Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed". www.cultureelerfgoed.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-02-22.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezingen
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