Ten Boer () is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

and a former

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in the northeastern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, in the 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 ...

. The municipality had a population of in ; the village of Ten Boer has approximately 4,600 inhabitants. In 2019, it was merged into municipality of

History

The village was first mentioned in 1301 as "conventum de Bure", and means "near the house". Ten Boer is a ''

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 ...

'' (artificial living hill) village on a grid structure. In 1301, a

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monastery for nuns was established in Ten Boer. In 1485, it was incorporated into the monastery of

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. Around 1425, the , a canal from Groningen to

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, was dug and the village received its current shape. The Dutch Reformed church is the former monastery church, and dates from the 13th century. The church was modified in 1565. The tower was demolished around 1800, and in 1810, a ridge turret was placed on the roof instead. Ten Boer was home to 279 people in 1840. The former town hall is an L-shaped building with tower from 1911. It was influenced by

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and

Jugendstil ''Jugendstil'' ("Youth Style") was an artistic movement, particularly in the decorative arts, that was influential primarily in Germany and elsewhere in Europe to a lesser extent from about 1895 until about 1910. It was the German counterpart of ...

. Ten Boer was an independent municipality until 2019 when it was merged into Groningen.

Former population centres

Garmerwolde, Lellens,

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, Ten Boer,

Ten Post Ten Post is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Groningen. The village is located along the Damsterdiep and about from Groningen. History The village was first mentioned in 1380 as Tenpost, and means " ...

, Winneweer, Wittewierum and Woltersum.

Notable people from Ten Boer

* Dirk van der Borg (born 1955), mayor of Graafstroom and Molenwaard * Paul Drewes (born 1982), Olympic rower * Hendrik Nienhuis (1790-1862), jurist and parliament member * Remco van der Schaaf (born 1979), football player

Gallery

File:Gem-TenBoer-OpenTopo.jpg, Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Ten Boer, June 2015 File:Ten Boer, ophaalbrug bij de Wolddijk-Stadsweg IMG 9043 2019-04-07 11.54.jpg, Drawing bridge near the Wolddijk-Stadsweg File:Ten Boer - oude gemeentehuis.jpg, Former town hall File:Lellens - armenhuis.jpg, Poorhouse

References

External links

* {{Authority control Groningen (city) Former municipalities of Groningen (province) Populated places in Groningen (province) Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2019