Garnwerd

Garnwerd is a wierde village next to the Reitdiep in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the Dutch province of Groningen.

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Locality: Garnwerd
Region: Groningen
Country: Nederland
Population: 345

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Garnwerd
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: View of Garnwerd.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: The church and windmill of Garnwerd
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Garnwerd in Groningen in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 23px Westerkwartier
Settlement.area_total_km2: 0.20
Settlement.elevation_m: 0.9
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_total: 340
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST

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Garnwerd is a wierde village next to the Reitdiep in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the Dutch province of Groningen.

== History == The village was first mentioned in the 10th or 11th century as "ad Granauurð". The etymology is unclear. Garnwerd is an elongated terp (artificial living hill) village which developed in the Middle Ages. In 1629, the was canalised and moved to the village. The village flourished due to the trade from Groningen to the former Lauwerszee.