Английская Википедия:'t Waar
Шаблон:'t Waar (Шаблон:IPA-nl) is a village in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Oldambt, just north of the village of Nieuw-Scheemda.[1]
History
The villages was first mentioned in 1781 as 't Waar, and means sluice.[2] It refers to a sluice constructed in 1622 in the Шаблон:Ill to regulate the water flow.[3]
't Waar was home to 451 people in 1840.[3] Between 1910 and 1934, there was a joint railway station with Nieuw-Scheemda on the Zuidbroek to Delfzijl railway line.[4] On 15 April 1945, the village celebrate its liberation when German soldiers threw handgrenades into the crowd killing five civilians and one Polish soldier. In 1995, a memorial was placed on the site.[5][3]
't Waar was part of the municipality of Scheemda until 1990 when it became part of Nieuwolda. Since 2010, it is part of Oldambt.[3]
References
External links
Шаблон:Dutch municipality Oldambt Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
