Sebaldeburen | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | gos |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village in the province of Groningen |
Coordinates: | 53.2167°N 23°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Westerkwartier |
Area Total Km2: | 5.82 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 0.3 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 565 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 9862 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0594 |
Sebaldeburen (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /səˌbɑldəˈbyrən/; Seballeburen) is a village in the Westerkwartier municipality in the Dutch province of Groningen. It had a population of around 565 in 2021.[2]
The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as in Sibaldebuere hove, and means "settlement of Sibald (person)".[3] Sebaldeburen is a road village which developed in the Middle Ages on a sandy ridge.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1807. The polder mill Dutch; Flemish: De Eendracht dates from 1887 as the replacement of a mill from 1801 that burnt down.[4]
Sebaldeburen used to be the capital of the region. In 1811 it became part of the municipality of Grootegast. It was home to 278 people in 1840.[5]