Jonkersvaart

Jonkersvaart (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjɔŋ.kərsˌvaːrt]; 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.[1]

Jonkersvaart
Jonkersvoart (Gronings)
Village
View of Jonkersvaart
View of Jonkersvaart
Flag of Jonkersvaart
Flag
Coat of arms of Jonkersvaart
Coat of arms
Jonkersvaart is located in Groningen (province)
Jonkersvaart
Jonkersvaart
Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Jonkersvaart is located in Netherlands
Jonkersvaart
Jonkersvaart
Jonkersvaart (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°8′N 6°18′E
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Westerkwartier
Area
[1]
 • Total8.41 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
4.8 m (15.7 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total225
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9366[1]
Area code0594
Websitejonkersvaart.com

History

Already in 1765, there was mention of the Jonkersgruppel, a waterway for the drainage of water during peat extraction.[3] 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.[4]

In 1871, a connection with Friesland was made via the Wilpstervaart. The Jonkersverlaat was constructed for this purpose.

  • Old bridge in Jonkersvaart
    Old bridge in Jonkersvaart
  • Entrance to the village
    Entrance to the village
  • Houses along the water
    Houses along the water

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Statistics Netherlands. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. "Postcodetool for 9366TC". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. de Vries, W. (1946). Groninger plaatsnamen (in Dutch). Groningen: J.B. Wolters.
  4. Westerink, Ben. "Landschaps Geschiedenis Westerkwartier". Landschappen van Noord-Nederland (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-08-31.

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