Weiwerd

Weiwerd is a former village in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of , and lies about 27 km east of Groningen. Formerly a farming community with its own church, school, and shops, the whole village was scheduled for demolition in the 1970s to allow the industrial area of Delfzijl harbour to be expand.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Delfzijl railway station and Grote Waterpoort, Delfzijl.

Railway station
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Delfzijl is a railway station in , . It is located on the Groningen–Delfzijl railway after as the terminus for passengers. is situated 3 km northwest of Weiwerd.

City gate
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is a city gate, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Weiwerd.

Windmill
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is a windmill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Farmsum and Amsweer.

Village
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is a village in the province of . It is a part of the municipality of .

Hamlet
is a hamlet on a small wierde in the municipality of in the province of in the , just south of the Eems Canal. There used to be a drinking water pond on the wierde that never dried up. is situated 3 km west of Weiwerd.

Photo: Gouwenaar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a pleasant harbour city on the northern coast of the . It's in the north-eastern part of Province and is home to some 20,000 people.

Weiwerd

Latitude
53.31118° or 53° 18′ 40″ north
Longitude
6.94728° or 6° 56′ 50″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
9F588W6W+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 48363625
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2744873
Wiki­data ID
Q2249702
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Satellite Map

Discover Weiwerd from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Weiwerd” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Weiwerd”
  • Chinese: “Weiwerd”
  • Dutch: “Weiwerd”
  • French: “Weiwerd”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Weiwerd”
  • Persian: “وایورد”
  • Polish: “Weiwerd”
  • Portuguese: “Weiwerd”
  • Ukrainian: “Вейверд”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Geefsweer and Heveskesklooster.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Begraafplaats Weiwerd and Zonnepark RWZI Delfzijl.

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