Jonkersvaart
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jonkersvaart
| native_name = {{native_name|gos|Jonkersvoart}}
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = Jonkersvaart, Nederland May 21, 2021 04-19-35 PM.jpeg
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| image_caption = View of Jonkersvaart
| image_flag = Jonkersvaart vlag.svg
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| image_shield = Jonkersvaart wapen.svg
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
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| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
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| coordinates = {{coord|53|8|N|6|18|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Netherlands}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Groningen}}
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = 23px Westerkwartier
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 8.41
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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web
|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
|title = Postcodetool for 9366TC
|language = nl
|author =
|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
|access-date = 31 August 2023
|archive-date = 7 January 2019
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190107071614/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool%0A
|url-status = dead
}}
| elevation_m = 4.8
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/maatwerk/2023/14/kerncijfers-wijken-en-buurten-2021 |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Statistics Netherlands |access-date=31 August 2023}}
| population_total = 225
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postcode
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = 0594
| website = {{URL|jonkersvaart.com}}
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Jonkersvaart ({{IPA|nl|ˈjɔŋkərsˌfaːrt|lang}}; {{langx|gos|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 {{lang|nl|Jonkersgruppel}}, a waterway for the drainage of water during peat extraction.{{Cite book |last1=de Vries |first1=W. |title=Groninger plaatsnamen |location=Groningen |publisher=J.B. Wolters |year=1946 |lang=nl}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Westerink |first=Ben |title=Landschaps Geschiedenis Westerkwartier |url=http://landschapsgeschiedenis.nl/deelgebieden/5-Westerkwartier.html |website=Landschappen van Noord-Nederland |access-date=2023-08-31 |lang=nl |archive-date=2023-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528170404/http://landschapsgeschiedenis.nl/deelgebieden/5-Westerkwartier.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}
In 1871, a connection with Friesland was made via the Wilpstervaart. The {{lang|nl|Jonkersverlaat}} was constructed for this purpose.
Gallery
Jonkersvaart - brug.jpg|Old bridge in Jonkersvaart
Jonkersvaart - entree.jpg|Entrance to the village
Jonkersvaart - huizen langs water.jpg|Houses along the water
References
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External links
{{commons category-inline|Jonkersvaart}}
{{Dutch municipality Westerkwartier}}
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