Stedum () is a village in the

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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 ...

. It is located 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 ...

, about northeast of the city of

. Stedum was a separate municipality until 1990, when it merged with

Loppersum Loppersum () is a village and former municipality in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. Geography Loppersum is located in the province of Groningen in the north of the Netherlands. The former municipality was bord ...

. The German municipality of

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, which includes the German village of

Stedum Stedum () is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Eemsdelta, about northeast of the city of Groningen. Stedum was a separate municipality until 1990, when it merged with Loppersum. The German munici ...

, was twinned with the Dutch municipality of Loppersum.

History

The village was first mentioned in the 10th or 11th century as ''Stedion'' and means "settlement near the (farmers) place". Stedum is a ''

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'' (artificial living village) with an elongated structure which developed during the early Middle Ages. The shape was partially a result of the former river

Fivel The Fivel was a historical river in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. It received its water from peat bogs around Kolham and Slochteren, flowed past , and , and meandered north of Winneweer. The Fivel debouched into a wide estuary of t ...

. The church was built on the west side, and a ''

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'' on the northeastern side. The first church was constructed in the 9th or 10th century. The tower of the current church dates from the 13th century and was enlarged in the 14th century. Around 1400, the church and tower were turned into a single structure. In the 15th and 16th century, the church was enlarged, and restored between 1877 and 1878. Borg Nittersum was built before 1400. It was destroyed in 1579 by Spanish troops, and Egbert Clant, the owner of the castle, fled to

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. It was rebuilt before 1594 by his son. In 1669, it was demolished and replaced by a manor house; however, it was demolished again in 1818. Stedum was a ''

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'' until 1795 and then became a municipality. Stedum was home to 537 people in 1840. In 1884, a

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opened in Stedum. The town hall was constructed in 1926 in

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style and has served as an office building since 1990. In 1990, Stedum ceased to be an independent municipality and merged into

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