Adorp
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Adorp
| native_name = {{native name|gos|Oadörp}}
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = File:Adorp - 't Witte Hoes.jpg
| image_caption = Bar restaurant 't Witte Hoes
| image_flag = Adorp vlag 1985.svg
| image_seal = Adorp wapen.svg
| pushpin_map = Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Adorp in the province of Groningen
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Groningen
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Het Hogeland
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 9774PA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 8 March 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 1
| elevation_min_m =
| elevation_max_m =
| area_total_km2 = 0.46
| area_land_km2 =
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=8 March 2022}}
| population_total = 525
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_note =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 9774
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 050
| coordinates = {{coord|53|16|29|N|6|32|4|E|region:NL-GR|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{website|https://adorp.com}}
}}
Adorp ({{IPA|nl|ˈaːdɔr(ə)p|lang}}; {{langx|gos|Oadörp}} {{IPA|gos|ˈʊːdœːp|}}) is a village in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Netherlands. It is located about 6 km north of Groningen. Until 1990, Adorp was a separate municipality, however the seat was in Sauwerd.{{cite web|url=https://plaatsengids.nl/adorp |title=Adorp |website=Plaatsengids |language=nl |access-date=8 March 2022}}
History
Adorp started in the middle ages as a settlement in a bend in the River Hunze. Later, the river moved westwards.{{cite book|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu04_01/sten009monu04_01_0007.php#7 |title=Adorp |author=Redmer Alma |page=175 |year=1998 |publisher=Waanders Uitgevers |location=Zwolle |isbn=90 400 9258 3 |language=nl |access-date=8 March 2022}} It was first mentioned as Artharpe in 1371. The origin of the name is unclear, it seems to read river (A) village (dorp), however the earliest names started with Ar.{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/adorp |title=Adorp - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=8 March 2022 |language=nl}} The church dates from 1667. In 1840, it was home to 1,030 people.
Gallery
File:Exterieur overzicht zuidgevel - Adorp - 20275310 - RCE.jpg|Protestant church
File:Aeolus-Adorp.jpg|Windmill Aeolus
File:Adorp - Kleine Straat.jpg|Little street in Adorp
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://adorp.com Official website] (in Dutch)
{{Dutch municipality Het Hogeland}}
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Category:Former municipalities of Groningen (province)
Category:Populated places in Groningen (province)
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