Onderwierum
Onderwierum | |
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Hamlet | |
 View of Onderwierum | |
  Onderwierum Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands  Onderwierum Onderwierum (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 53°19′38″N 6°34′50″E / 53.32733°N 6.58069°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Groningen |
| Municipality |  Het Hogeland |
| Village | Onderdendam |
| Elevation | 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]
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]
Gallery
Former church
Cemetery
Ground plan of 1832
References
- ^ "AHN Viewer". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Onderwierum". Historische vereniging Gemeente Bedum (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018). "Onderwierum - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank.nl (in Dutch). Etymologiedatabank. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
External links
Media related to Onderwierum at Wikimedia Commons