Garnwerd
Sign in to saveGarnwerd is a wierde village next to the Reitdiep in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the Dutch province of Groningen.
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Place details
- Locality
- Garnwerd
- Region
- Groningen
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 345
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Garnwerd
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- View of Garnwerd.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- The church and windmill of Garnwerd
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Garnwerd in Groningen in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- 23px Westerkwartier
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 0.20
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 0.9
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Westerkwartier
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- View of Garnwerd.JPG
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Garnwerd is a wierde village next to the Reitdiep in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the Dutch province of Groningen.
== History == The village was first mentioned in the 10th or 11th century as "ad Granauurð". The etymology is unclear. Garnwerd is an elongated terp (artificial living hill) village which developed in the Middle Ages. In 1629, the was canalised and moved to the village. The village flourished due to the trade from Groningen to the former Lauwerszee.