Garnwerd is a wierde village next to the Reitdiep in the municipality of

Westerkwartier The Westerkwartier (; ; ; ) is a historical region in the Dutch province of Groningen, at the border with the provinces of Drenthe and Friesland. In the past the area was part of the historical region of Frisia. The West Frisian language ...

in the

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

province of

Groningen Groningen ( , ; ; or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen (province), Groningen province in the Netherlands. Dubbed the "capital of the north", Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of ...

History

The village was first mentioned in the 10th or 11th century as "ad Granauurð". The etymology is unclear. Garnwerd is a elongated ''

terp A ''terp'', also known as a ''wierde, woerd, warf, warft, werf, werve, wurt'' or ''værft'', is an artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides and ...

'' (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

to the former

Lauwerszee Lauwersmeer () is a man-made lake in the north of the Netherlands, on the border of the provinces of Groningen and Friesland. The lake was formed on 23 May 1969, when the dike between the bay called Lauwers Sea and the Wadden Sea was closed. It i ...

. The choir of the Dutch Reformed church dates from 1229. In 1738, the tower collapsed and was rebuilt in 1751. The

grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that h ...

De Meeuw dates from 1851, and is occasionally used to grind grain. Garnwerd was home to 465 people in 1840. In 1876, the

Eems Canal The Eems Canal in the Netherlands connects the city of Groningen to Delfzijl and the Eems. The canal was constructed between 1866 and 1876 and was upgraded in 1967. The canal was designed as a minor ship canal and as the main canal for draining w ...

was dug and development of the village stagnated. Garnwerd was part of the municipality of

Ezinge Ezinge ( or ) is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Groningen (province), Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Westerkwartier (municipality), Westerkwartier, about 15 km northwest of the city of Groningen (city), Gron ...

. In 1990, it became part of

Winsum Winsum (; ) is a town and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. On 1 January 2019 the municipality merged with the municipalities of Bedum, De Marne and Eemsmond to form the new municipality Het Hogeland. The town of Winsum was ...

. In 2019, it became part of the municipality of

Gallery

File:7555.Winsum.OudeDiepje.Reitdiep.OudeDiepje.Garnwerd Groningen.jpg, Barn construction in Garnwerd File:Garnwerd - Burgemeester Brouwerstraat.jpg, Alley in Garnwerd File:Garnwerd - panoramio.jpg, Children's playground File:Garnwerd reidiep prive haven - panoramio.jpg, Harbour of Garnwerd

References

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* {{Authority control Populated places in Groningen (province) Westerkwartier (municipality)