| Jonkersvaart | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.1333°N 24°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Westerkwartier |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.41 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 4.8 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 225 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 9366 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 0594 |
Jonkersvaart (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈjɔŋ.kərsˌvaːrt/; 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.[2]
Already in 1765, there was mention of the Dutch; Flemish: 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 Dutch; Flemish: Jonkersverlaat was constructed for this purpose.