Garrelsweer is a village in the
Dutch 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.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1057 as Gerleuiswert, and means "settled height of Gerlef (person)".
Garrelsweer developed on a
dike along the Delf river.
In 1057, it was given market,
minting and toll rights by
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry IV (german: Heinrich IV; 11 November 1050 – 7 August 1106) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105, King of Germany from 1054 to 1105, King of Italy and Burgundy from 1056 to 1105, and Duke of Bavaria from 1052 to 1054. He was the ...
.
During the Middle Ages, the village became overshadowed by neighbouring
Loppersum.
In 1424, the Delf was replaced by the , a canal from
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 ...
to
Delfzijl.
In 1568, during the
Dutch Revolt, a battle was fought near Garrelsweer between Count
Louis of Nassau and the Spanish Prince
Charles de Ligne of Arenberg. The battle was undecided. Two days later, the fighting continued at
Heiligerlee which became the first Dutch military victory, and therefore, the official beginning of the
Eighty Years' War
The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Re ...
.
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1912 as a replacement of the 13th century church.
The church was sold in 2013, and is nowadays in use as a concert hall and exhibition centre.
The polder mill Kloostermolen was constructed in 1877. It was decommissioned and fell into disrepair. In 2013, the forest near the wind mill was removed, and in 2014, it was restored and recommissioned.
Garrelsweer was home to 229 people in 1840.
Garrelsweer used to part of the municipality of
Loppersum. In 2020, it became part of
Eemsdelta.
Notable people
*
Johannes de Groot (1914–1972), mathematician and topologist
*
Rienk Kuiper (1886–1966), pastor and professor theology
*
Laurens W. Molenkamp
Laurens W. Molenkamp (born 4 August 1956) is a professor of physics and Chair of Experimental Physics at the University of Würzburg. He is known for his work on semiconductor structures and topological insulators.[spintronics
Spintronics (a portmanteau meaning spin transport electronics), also known as spin electronics, is the study of the intrinsic spin of the electron and its associated magnetic moment, in addition to its fundamental electronic charge, in solid-sta ...]
and
topological insulators
Gallery
File:RM517359 pastorie.JPG, Clergy house in winter
File:Garrelsweer - Damsterdiep.jpg, View on the Damsterdiep
File:Garrelsweer - Stadsweg 120 - Tjassensheerd.jpg, Villa Tjassensheerd
File:Garrelsweer - Stadsweg 122 - Enzelens - woning.jpg, House in Garrelsweer
References
External links
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Populated places in Groningen (province)
Eemsdelta