Onderwierum

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Onderwierum
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Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
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Onderwierum
Onderwierum (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°19′38″N6°34′50″E / 53.32733°N 6.58069°E / 53.32733; 6.58069
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
ProvinceFlag of Groningen.svg  Groningen
Municipality Het Hogeland vlag.svg Het Hogeland
Village Onderdendam
Elevation
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1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9959
Area code 050

Onderwierum is a hamlet in the municipality of Het Hogeland, in the province of Groningen. It is located just south of Onderdendam, of which it is a part administratively. The hamlet is built on two mounds and includes a former cemetery. The hamlet had its own church dating from the Middle Ages which was demolished in 1841. [2]

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Etymology

The old name of Onderwierum is Uldernawerum (charters in 1378 and 1386). The name has been reconstructed as Unlanderena wêr-hêm and is thus explained as a raised height ( wierde ) of people who lived in onland ("swamp"). The name of Onderdendam is also explained in this way. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "AHN Viewer". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Onderwierum". Historische vereniging Gemeente Bedum (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018). "Onderwierum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank.nl (in Dutch). Etymologiedatabank. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

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