| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Aduard | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Westerkwartier |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.96 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1,995 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code: | 9831 |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Aduard in the province of Groningen |
| Coordinates: | 53.2547°N 6.46°W |
Aduard (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈaːdyɑrt/; Auwerd pronounced as /ˈau̯wərt/) is a village in the municipality of Westerkwartier, in the Netherlands. It is located about 8 km northwest of Groningen. As of 2021, it had a population of 1,995.[1]
The history of Aduard dates back to the foundation in 1192 of the Cistercian Aduard Abbey, where famous early Humanists like Rodolphus Agricola and Wessel Gansfort studied and lectured. The centre of the village is dominated by the so-called Abdijkerk (abbey church), one of the last visible remains of the erstwhile prestigious monastery. It is suggested that this building, currently in use by the Protestant congregation, was originally the monastery's infirmary.
Until 1990, Aduard was a separate municipality.