Garnwerd is a
wierde village next to the Reitdiep in the municipality of
Westerkwartier
The Westerkwartier (; en, Western Quarter) is a historical region in the Dutch province of Groningen, at the border with the provinces of Drenthe and Friesland. In the past the area was part of the historical region of Frisia. The West Frisi ...
in the
Dutch
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province 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 ...
.
History
The village was first mentioned in the 10th or 11th century as "ad Granauurð". The etymology is unclear. Garnwerd is a elongated ''
terp
A ''terp'', also known as a ''wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt'' or ''værft'', is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides an ...
'' (artificial living hill) village which developed in the Middle Ages. In 1629, the was canalised and moved to the village. The village flourished due to the trade from
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 ...
to the former
Lauwerszee
Lauwersmeer () is a man-made lake in the north of the Netherlands, on the border of the provinces of Groningen and Friesland. The lake was formed on 23 May 1969, when the dike between the bay called Lauwers Sea and the Wadden Sea was closed. It is ...
.
The choir of the Dutch Reformed church dates from 1229. In 1738, the tower collapsed and was rebuilt in 1751.
The
grist mill
A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the Mill (grinding), grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist i ...
De Meeuw dates from 1851, and is occasionally used to grind grain.
Garnwerd was home to 465 people in 1840.
In 1876, the was dug and development of the village stagnated.
Garnwerd was part of the municipality of
Ezinge
Ezinge (Gronings: ''Aisen'' or ''Aizing'') is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Westerkwartier, about 15 km northwest of the city of Groningen. Ezinge is the oldest, constantly inhabited vil ...
. In 1990, it became part of
Winsum
Winsum () is a town and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. On 1 January 2019 the municipality merged with the municipalities of Bedum, De Marne and Eemsmond to form the new municipality Het Hogeland.
The town of Winsum was ...
. In 2019, it became part of the municipality of
Westerkwartier
The Westerkwartier (; en, Western Quarter) is a historical region in the Dutch province of Groningen, at the border with the provinces of Drenthe and Friesland. In the past the area was part of the historical region of Frisia. The West Frisi ...
Gallery
File:7555.Winsum.OudeDiepje.Reitdiep.OudeDiepje.Garnwerd Groningen.jpg, Barn construction in Garnwerd
File:Garnwerd - Burgemeester Brouwerstraat.jpg, Alley in Garnwerd
File:Garnwerd - panoramio.jpg, Children's playground
File:Garnwerd reidiep prive haven - panoramio.jpg, Harbour of Garnwerd
References
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Populated places in Groningen (province)
Westerkwartier (municipality)