Jonkersvaart
Jonkersvaart (Dutch: [ˈjɔŋkərsˌfaːrt]; Gronings: Jonkersvoart) is a linear village in the municipality of Westerkwartier in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. As of 2021, it had a population of 225.
History
Already in 1765, there was mention of the Jonkersgruppel, a waterway for the drainage of water during peat extraction. Around 1780, peat extraction received a new impulse under squire Ferdinand Folef von Innhausen und Kniphausen (1735-1795) and his wife Anna Maria Graafland, who had a navigable canal built. The canal and the village owe their name to this squire. The Gravelandwijk is named after Anna Maria Graafland, a neighborhood that is connected to the Jonkersvaart via the Zandwijk.
In 1871, a connection with Friesland was made via the Wilpstervaart. The Jonkersverlaat was constructed for this purpose.
Gallery
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Old bridge in Jonkersvaart -
Entrance to the village -
Houses along the water
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Statistics Netherlands. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9366TC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ de Vries, W. (1946). Groninger plaatsnamen (in Dutch). Groningen: J.B. Wolters.
- ^ Westerink, Ben. "Landschaps Geschiedenis Westerkwartier". Landschappen van Noord-Nederland (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
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External links
Media related to Jonkersvaart at Wikimedia Commons