Holwierde (;

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 Fris ...

: ''Holwier'') is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in the municipality of

Eemsdelta Eemsdelta () is a municipality in the province of Groningen, Netherlands formed from the merger of Appingedam, Delfzijl and Loppersum. The municipality came into existence on 1 January 2021. Geography As of 2020, the areas encompassed by the m ...

in the 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 ...

in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. It lies about 26 km northeast of the city of

History

The village was first mentioned in 1247 as "in Halwirth". The etymology is unclear. Holwierde is a ''

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 from the early middle ages. In the late middle ages, a canal was dug to the .. The nave of the Dutch Reformed church dates from the 11th century. The church has been extended in the 13th and 14th century. The tower was from the 13th century, but collapsed in 1836 and the remains were demolished in 1854. Holwierde was home to 66 people in 1840. In April 1945, Holwierde was heavy damaged. The German forces had decided to make a last stand, and taken a part of the male population hostage in the church.

Gallery

File:Overzicht van de kerk in het straatbeeld. Zicht vanaf de Hoofdweg richting het noordwesten - Holwierde - 20529627 - RCE.jpg, Street view File:Ooster-Feldwerd.jpg, Farm near Holwierde File:Overzicht voorgevel - Holwierde - 20364772 - RCE.jpg, Villa in Holwierde

References

External links

* Populated places in Groningen (province) Eemsdelta {{Groningen-geo-stub