[5]: Foreword In 1498, Nittert Fox, a Saxon knight, demanded a ransom of ƒ32,000 from the city of Groningen.

The amount was not paid, and Fox burnt the villages of Noord- and Zuidhorn which resulted in Groningen giving into the demands.

[7] Most of the Ommelanden (country side) and the province of Friesland opted for the Dutch Republic, and an army advanced on the city.

[11] In 1930s, the van Starkenborghkanaal [nl] was dug which forms a physical separation between Noord- and Zuidhorn.

The van Starkenborghkanaal needed to be widened to accommodate for container ships with four layers which required a new bridge over the canal.