Sauwerd
Sign in to saveSauwerd is a village in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands. Until the local government reorganization of 1990 the village was the head of the former municipality of Adorp.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sauwerd
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sauwerd - gereformeerde kerk.jpg
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- Reformed church in Sauwerd
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- Country
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- Netherlands
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Groningen
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- Municipality
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- Het Hogeland
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- Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
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- Location of Sauwerd in Groningen in the Netherlands
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Het Hogeland
- Area
- +0.33
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Sauwerd - gereformeerde kerk.jpg
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Sauwerd is a village in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands. Until the local government reorganization of 1990 the village was the head of the former municipality of Adorp.
The village of Sauwerd is 7 to 10 kilometers away from the nearest city, Groningen. The village is built on a wierde, from which it gets the second part of its name. It is inhabited by an estimated 1,100 people. The internationally known swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo was born in Sauwerd and lived there for most of her youth.