Adorp () is a village in the municipality of
Het Hogeland
Het Hogeland is a municipality in the north of the province of Groningen (province), Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.
History
The municipality of Het Hogeland was established on 1 January 2019 by merging the municipalities of Bedu ...
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. It is located about 6 km north of
Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
. Until 1990, Adorp was a separate municipality, however the seat was in
Sauwerd
Sauwerd is a village in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands. Until the local government reorganization of 1990 the village was the head of the former municipality of Adorp.
The village of Sauwerd is 7 to 10 kilometers away ...
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History
Adorp started in the middle ages as a settlement in a bend in the River . Later, the river moved westwards.
It was first mentioned as Artharpe in 1371. The origin of the name is unclear, it seems to read river (A) village (dorp), however the earliest names started with Ar.
The church dates from 1667.
In 1840, it was home to 1,030 people.
Gallery
File:Exterieur overzicht zuidgevel - Adorp - 20275310 - RCE.jpg, Protestant church
File:Aeolus-Adorp.jpg, Windmill ''Aeolus''
File:Adorp - Kleine Straat.jpg, Little street in Adorp
References
External links
Official website(in Dutch)
Former municipalities of Groningen (province)
Populated places in Groningen (province)
Het Hogeland
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