Noodopvang Winsum GN (Schouwerzijlsterweg)
On a former football pitch at the Schouwerzijlsterweg in Winsum (Het Hogeland), the COA set up a reception centre using container housing, with residents living relatively independently with COA guidance. The site was linked to the 2022 decision to house evacuated Afghans in the municipality and is intended to remain in use until around the end of 2032, with new buildings planned from after summer 2026 to make it suitable for longer-term reception. The location choice and the wider asylum-centre plans divided the Het Hogeland council.
Occupancy
81
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€5.4m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Schouwerzijlsterweg, Winsum. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
Jun 2022
Decision made: Afghans to Uithuizen and Winsum
Het Hogeland confirmed it would house evacuated Afghans in Uithuizen and Winsum, with reception developed at the Schouwerzijlsterweg site.
Omroep Het Hogeland · source
2022
Choice of azc location immediately divides Het Hogeland council
The selection of the reception location in the municipality, including the Winsum site, caused division within the council.
Ommelander Courant · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
Jun 2022
Afghan evacuees assigned to Winsum and Uithuizen
Het Hogeland decides to house evacuated Afghans, with Winsum's Schouwerzijlsterweg site developed for reception.
2022
Council divided over location choice
The choice of the Schouwerzijlsterweg site and wider azc plans split the Het Hogeland council.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €184 per person per night for emergency reception (noodopvang), the 81 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €5.4m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.