Adorp

Village in Groningen, Netherlands

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53°16′29″N 6°32′4″E / 53.27472°N 6.53444°E / 53.27472; 6.53444CountryNetherlandsProvinceGroningenMunicipalityHet HogelandArea

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• Total0.46 km² (0.18 sq mi)Elevation

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1 m (3 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total525 • Density1,100/km² (3,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

9774

Dialing code050Websiteadorp.com

Adorp (Dutch pronunciation: [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]

History

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

^ ^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. 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.