Amsweer
Amsweer | |
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UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postcode | 9937 |
| Area code | 0596 |
Amsweer (Dutch pronunciation: [ɑmsˈʋeːr]) is a hamlet on a small wierde in the municipality of Eemsdelta in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands, just south of the Eemskanaal.
There used to be a drinking water pond on the wierde that never dried up. There were three brick
salinize. Three single ladies who lived in a house together are said to have built the wells. There was a small school building near the wells around 1820. The wells were filled in in 1911. Despite its small size, Amsweer was a busy hamlet in the 19th century. There were carpentries, carriage factories, and glass-bending factories.[3]
The wierde is first mentioned as Omptsweer (1448) and Amptesweer (1449), perhaps in the meaning 'the mound of the office (here apparently: the Oosterambt of Fivelingo)'.[4]
The country estate or borg of Vliethoven is located about 2 kilometers north of Amsweer, in the Tuikwerd district. Due to the presence of the Eemskanaal, the country estate can only be reached from Amsweer via a long detour via Opwierde.
References
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9937TD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Amsweer". Plaatsengids.nl (in Dutch). 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Witkamp, P.H. (1877). Aardrijkskundig Woordenboek van Nederland. Arnhem/Nijmegen: Gebr. E. & M. Cohen. p. 1508.
- ISBN 9789463679176.