Wagenborgen () 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 a part of 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 ...

, and lies about 25 km east of

History

The village was first mentioned in 1446 as wagenbergen. Based on the earlies references, it means "settlement on higher ground by Wago (person)". Wagenborgen is a road village which developed on a sandy ridge in the 11th century. The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1883 in neoclassic style as a replacement for the medieval church. Wagenborgen was home to 630 people in 1840.

Groot Bronswijk

The Brons family used to own a

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in the village where steam powered

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s were manufactured. This would lead to the foundation of

Brons Brons, named after Jan Brons, was a Dutch engine manufacturer in Appingedam that existed from 1907 to 2004. The company made more than 4000 engines for large machines such as ships, tractors, and busses. The company is notable for its early s ...

motor vehicles. In 1873, the charity "Tot Christelijke Liefdadigheid" was founded by the family, and Groot Bronswijk was established to next year to care for people with psychiatric problems. In 1940, Groot Bronswijk developed into a professional psychiatric hospital. The building was destroyed in 1970 by arson causing the death of 17 patients. In 1992, most of the patients were moved to other hospitals, and in 2006 most of the buildings were demolished.

Gallery

File:Groot Bronswijk - boerderij.jpg, Groot Bronswijk File:Wagenborgen - voormalige chr lagere school.jpg, Former school File:Wagenborgen - huis.jpg, House in Wagenborgen File:Wagenborgen - Proostmeer.jpg, Proostmeer

References

External links

* {{Authority control Populated places in Groningen (province) Eemsdelta