Harkstede (), also known as Haarkstee () in

Gronings Gronings (; gos, Grunnegs or Grönnegs), is a collective name for some Friso-Saxon dialects spoken in the province of Groningen and around the Groningen border in Drenthe and Friesland. Gronings and the strongly related varieties in East ...

, is a small village in the northeastern

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. It is located in

Midden-Groningen Midden-Groningen (Gronings dialect, Gronings: ''Midden-Grunnen'') is a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality with a population of 60,953 in the province of Groningen (province), Groningen, Netherlands. The municipality was forme ...

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. Harkstede is located near the " Meerstad Project" of the municipality of Groningen, however it is no longer part of the project.

History

Harkstede was supposedly founded during the 13th century, when the tower next to the local church was built. The name is probably derived from "Arkes Stee", meaning "place for a ark = church". The present church was constructed between 1692 and 1700 on the foundations of the medieval church. Planned by Henric Piccardt (1636-1712), lord of the manors of Klein Martijn at Harkstede and the

Fraeylemaborg The Fraeylemaborg () is a ''borg'' in the village of Slochteren in the Netherlands. At present the Fraeylemaborg is a historic house museum. The museum had in 2013. Building history Fraeylemaborg is thmost important of the borgen in the provinc ...

Slochteren Slochteren () is a village and former municipality with a population of 15,546 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2018, Slochteren merged with Hoogezand-Sappemeer and Menterwolde, forming the municipalit ...

, it was built by two master craftsmen from the city of Groningen, Henric Coeur and Geert van der Aa. Until 1821, Harkstede was an independent municipality. That year it was annexed by

. Harkstede was planned to be part of the Meerstad project. The project was transferred to Groningen in 2017, and the village remained in Slochteren. The border correction has resulted in enclaves.

Sightseeing

Attractions include the recreation park "Gruno Park" and the international rowing course to the north of the village. For waterski enthusiasts, there is the Gruno Lake and Beach including a possibility for water skiing and ski jumping. Once Meerstad has been completed, water recreation will further increase.

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* {{Coord, 53, 13, N, 6, 42, E, region:NL_type:city, display=title Former municipalities of Groningen (province) Populated places in Groningen (province) Midden-Groningen