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Adorp (Dutch: [ˈaːdɔr(ə)p]; Gronings: Oadörp [ˈʊːdœːp]) is a village in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Netherlands. It is located about 6 km north of Groningen. Until 1990, Adorp was a separate municipality, however the seat was in Sauwerd.[3]
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History
[edit]Adorp started in the middle ages as a settlement in a bend in the River Hunze. Later, the river moved westwards.[4] It was first mentioned as Artharpe in 1371. The origin of the name is unclear, it seems to read river (A) village (dorp), however the earliest names started with Ar.[5] The church dates from 1667.[4] In 1840, it was home to 1,030 people.[3]
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Protestant church -
Windmill Aeolus -
Little street in Adorp
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9774PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Adorp". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ a b Redmer Alma (1998). Adorp (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. p. 175. ISBN 90 400 9258 3. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Adorp - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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