Adorp | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Adorp in the province of Groningen |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Het Hogeland |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 1 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.46 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 525 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 9774 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 050 |
Coordinates: | 53.2747°N 6.5344°W |
Adorp (pronounced as /nl/; gos|Oadörp pronounced as /gos/) is a village in the municipality of Het Hogeland, Netherlands. It is located about 6 km north of Groningen. Until 1990, Adorp was a separate municipality, however the seat was in Sauwerd.[3]
Adorp started in the middle ages as a settlement in a bend in the River Hunze. Later, the river moved westwards.[4] It was first mentioned as Artharpe in 1371. The origin of the name is unclear, it seems to read river (A) village (dorp), however the earliest names started with Ar.[5] The church dates from 1667.[4] In 1840, it was home to 1,030 people.[3]