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Sebaldeburen is a village in the
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 ...
municipality in the
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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 ...
. It had a population of around 590 in January 2017.Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
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History

The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as "in Sibaldebuere hove", and means "settlement of Sibald (person)". Sebaldeburen is a road village which developed in the Middle Ages on a sandy ridge. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1807. The polder mill De Eendracht dates from 1887 as the replacement of a mill from 1801 which burnt down. Sebaldeburen used to be the capital of the region. In 1811 it became part of the municipality of
Grootegast Grootegast (; fy, Gruttegast) is a village and former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. It is the sister city of Kingston, Tasmania. The municipality was merged into the municipality of Westerkwartier on 1 January 2019. Geography ...
. It was home to 278 people in 1840.


Gallery

File:Hervormde pastorie, Sebaldeburen.JPG, Former clergy house File:5656 Sebaldeburen.JPG, Windmill in Sebaldeburen


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