Siddeburen (;
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 ...
: ''Sibboeren'' or ''Siddeboeren'') is a village in the
Dutch
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People E ...
province of
Groningen. It is located in the municipality of
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 ...
, about 10 km southwest of
Delfzijl
Delfzijl (; gos, Delfsiel) is a city and former municipality with a population of 25,651 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Delfzijl was a sluice between the Delf and the Ems, which became fortified settlement in ...
.
Siddeburen was a separate municipality until 1826, when it was merged with
Slochteren
Slochteren () is a village and former municipality with a population of 15,546 in the province of Groningen (province), Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2018, Slochteren merged with Hoogezand-Sappemeer and Menterwolde, f ...
.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1226 as "de Sigerdachurke", and means "settlement of Syerd (person)".
Siddeburen is a road village which developed on a sandy ridge in the late 12th century.
The village originally consisted of two parallel
linear settlement
A linear settlement is a (normally small to medium-sized) settlement or group of buildings that is formed in a long line. Many of these settlements are formed along a transport route, such as a road, river, or canal. Others form due to physical re ...
s.
The Dutch Reformed church dates from around 1200. The tower was enlarged several times, but partially rebuilt and lowered in 1832.
The church was restored in the mid-20th century.
Siddeburen was home to 1,335 people in 1840.
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Former municipalities of Groningen (province)
Populated places in Groningen (province)
Midden-Groningen
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