Weiwerd

Weiwerd
Village
Farm in 2011
Weiwerd Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°19′N 6°57′E / 53.317°N 6.950°E / 53.317; 6.950Coordinates: 53°19′N 6°57′E / 53.317°N 6.950°E / 53.317; 6.950
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Delfzijl
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Weiwerd (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛiʋərt]) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Delfzijl, and lies about 27 km east of Groningen.^[1] Formerly a farming community with its own church, school, and shops, the whole village was scheduled for demolition in the 1970s to allow the industrial area of Delfzijl harbour to be expand. Only about 20% of the original buildings are left.

Aerial view of the village and images of its destruction

References

↑ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.

External links

Media related to Weiwerd at Wikimedia Commons

Populated places in the municipality of Delfzijl

Cities/towns	Delfzijl

Villages	Bierum Biessum Borgsweer Farmsum Godlinze Holwierde Krewerd Losdorp Meedhuizen Spijk Termunten Termunterzijl Uitwierde Wagenborgen Weiwerd Woldendorp

List of cities, towns and villages in Groningen

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