't Waar

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't Waar
Village
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Windmill De Dellen in 1977
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't Waar
Location of 't Waar in the province of Groningen
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't Waar
't Waar (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°13′31″N6°57′7″E / 53.22528°N 6.95194°E / 53.22528; 6.95194
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Oldambt
Area
[1]
 • Total0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.1 m (0.3 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total115
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Postal code
9942 [1]
Dialing code 0598

't Waar (Dutch pronunciation: [ətˈʋaːr] ) is a village in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Oldambt, just north of the village of Nieuw-Scheemda. [3]

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History

The villages was first mentioned in 1781 as 't Waar, and means sluice. [4] It refers to a sluice constructed in 1622 in the Termunterzijldiep  [ nl ] to regulate the water flow. [5]

't Waar was home to 451 people in 1840. [5] Between 1910 and 1934, there was a joint railway station with Nieuw-Scheemda on the Zuidbroek to Delfzijl railway line. [6] On 15 April 1945, the village celebrate its liberation when German soldiers threw handgrenades into the crowd killing five civilians and one Polish soldier. In 1995, a memorial was placed on the site. [7] [5]

't Waar was part of the municipality of Scheemda until 1990 when it became part of Nieuwolda. Since 2010, it is part of Oldambt. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022. two entries
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9942PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. ↑ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  4. ↑ "Waar - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "'t Waar". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "stopplaats Nieuw Scheemda- t Waar". Stationweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Oorlogsmonument 't Waar". Traces of War (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2022.


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