Aduard

Aduard (; ) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier, in the Netherlands. It is located about 8 km northwest of Groningen. As of 1 January 2023, it had a population of 2,095.

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Locality: Aduard
Region: Groningen
Country: Nederland
Population: 2,030
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.name: Aduard
Settlement.image_skyline: Aduard, de gereformeerde kerk foto5 2013-08-04 16.32.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Reformed church in 2013
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 23px Westerkwartier
Settlement.area_total_km2: 0.96
Settlement.population_total: 2,095
Settlement.population_as_of: 2023
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_density_urban_km2: auto
Settlement.image_shield: Aduard wapen.svg
Settlement.image_flag: Aduard vlag.svg
Settlement.postal_code: 9831
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Aduard in the province of Groningen

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Official name: Aduard
Image: Aduard, de gereformeerde kerk foto5 2013-08-04 16.32.jpg

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Commons category: Aduard
postal code: 9830–9831
P8168: Octavius Pickard-Cambridge

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Aduard (; ) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier, in the Netherlands. It is located about 8 km northwest of Groningen. As of 1 January 2023, it had a population of 2,095.

The history of Aduard dates back to the foundation in 1192 of the Cistercian Aduard Abbey, where famous early Humanists like Rodolphus Agricola and Wessel Gansfort studied and lectured. The centre of the village is dominated by the so-called Abdijkerk (abbey church), one of the last visible remains of the erstwhile prestigious monastery. It is suggested that this building, currently in use by the Protestant congregation, was originally the monastery's infirmary.