Ten Boer

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Ten Boer

| settlement_type = Village, former municipality

| image_skyline = Thesinge kerk Kerkstraat 7.JPG

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Church in Thesinge

| image_flag = Flag of Ten Boer.svg

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| shield_size = 100x80px

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| image_map = Map - NL - Municipality code 0009 (2009).svg

| map_alt = Highlighted position of Ten Boer in a municipal map of former Groningen

| map_caption = Location in Groningen

| pushpin_map = Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands

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| pushpin_mapsize = 250

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands

| coordinates = {{coord|53.27696|6.69432|region:NL|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Groningen

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Groningen

| extinct_title = Merged

| extinct_date = 2019

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 9.06

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| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web

|url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool

|title = Postcodetool for 9791CT

|trans-title=|language = Dutch

|author =

|date =

|work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland

|publisher = Het Waterschapshuis

|accessdate = 4 February 2014}}

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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 April 2022 |quote=4 entries}}

| population_total = 4,645

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_demonym =

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = 9791

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 050

| website =

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Ten Boer ({{IPA|nl|tɛmˈbuːr|-|Nl-Ten Boer.oga}}) is a village and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands, in the province of Groningen. The municipality had a population of {{formatnum:{{Dutch municipality population|Ten Boer}}}} in {{YEAR|{{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}}}; the village of Ten Boer has approximately 4,600 inhabitants. In 2019, it was merged into municipality of Groningen.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/ten-boer |title=Ten Boer |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=8 April 2022 |language=nl}}

History

The village was first mentioned in 1301 as "conventum de Bure", and means "near the house".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/tenboer |title=Ten Boer - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=8 April 2022 |language=nl}} Ten Boer is a terp (artificial living hill) village on a grid structure.{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu04_01/sten009monu04_01_0116.php |title=Ten Boer |author=Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma |location=Zwolle |publisher=Waanders |year=1998 |isbn=90 400 9258 3 |language=nl |access-date=7 April 2022}} In 1301, a Benedictine monastery for nuns was established in Ten Boer. In 1485, it was incorporated into the monastery of Thesinge.{{cite web|url=https://spig.nl/kloosters/ |title=Klooster |website=Stichting Pelgrimeren in Groningen |access-date=8 April 2022 |language=nl}} Around 1425, the {{ill|Damsterdiep|nl|Damsterdiep (kanaal)}}, a canal from Groningen to Delfzijl, was dug and the village received its current shape.

The Dutch Reformed church is the former monastery church, and dates from the 13th century. The church was modified in 1565. The tower was demolished around 1800, and in 1810, a ridge turret was placed on the roof instead.

Ten Boer was home to 279 people in 1840. The former town hall is an L-shaped building with tower from 1911. It was influenced by Berlage and Jugendstil. Ten Boer was an independent municipality until 2019 when it was merged into Groningen.