Onderwierum

Onderwierum
Hamlet
View of Onderwierum
View of Onderwierum
Onderwierum is located in Groningen (province)
Onderwierum
Onderwierum
Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Onderwierum is located in Netherlands
Onderwierum
Onderwierum
Onderwierum (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°19′38″N 6°34′50″E / 53.32733°N 6.58069°E / 53.32733; 6.58069
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Het Hogeland
VillageOnderdendam
Elevation
[1]
1.5 m (4.9 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9959
Area code050

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]

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]

  • Former church
    Former church
  • Cemetery
    Cemetery
  • Ground plan of 1832
    Ground plan of 1832

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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