Krewerd (;
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 ...
: ''Kraiwerd'') 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 ...
with a population of around 75
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
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. The medieval village church houses a
gothic organ from 1531, which is still largely in its original state.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1280 as Crewerth, and means "crow (''
Corvus corone'') ''terp''". Krewerd 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 with radial structure which dates from between 800 and 1100.
In the late middle ages, a canal was dug to the .
The monastery Nijenklooster used to be located near Krewerd. It was a Premonstratensian monastery which was an outpost of , and the official name was "Campus Rosarum". It was demolished in 1574.
The Dutch Reformed church was built around 1280, and the tower was added 1400. A western entrance was built in the tower in 1782.
Krewerd was home to 85 people in 1840.
Geography
Krewerd is located in the municipality of the
Delfzijl
Delfzijl (; gos, Delfsiel) is a city and former municipality with a population of 25,651 in the province of Groningen (province), Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Delfzijl was a sluice between the Delf (canal), Delf and the Ems (riv ...
in the north of the province of the
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 northeast of the
Netherlands
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Krewerd lies directly northwest of Delfzijl and about 24 km northeast of the city 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 ...
.
Gallery
File:Nijenklooster wierde.jpg, Former location of the monastery Nijenklooster
File:Krewerd - Bonnemaheerd.jpg, Bonnemaheerd
File:Krewerd - cafe maathuis.jpg, Former pub Maathuis (1900-1905)
References
External links
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Populated places in Groningen (province)
Eemsdelta