| Wagenborgen | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Maps of the Netherlands and Groningen with the location of Wagenborgen |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 53.2561°N 6.9322°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Eemsdelta |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.32 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -1.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1,685 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 9945 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0596 |
Wagenborgen (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈʋaːɣə(m)ˌbɔrɣə(n)/; Woagenbörgen pronounced as /ˈʋʊːŋ̍bœːŋ̍/) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Eemsdelta, and lies about 25 km east of Groningen.
The village was first mentioned in 1446 as wagenbergen. Based on the earlies references, it means "settlement on higher ground by Wago (person)".[3] Wagenborgen is a road village which developed on a sandy ridge in the 11th century.[4]
The Dutch Reformed church was built in 1883 in neoclassic style as a replacement for the medieval church.[4]
Wagenborgen was home to 630 people in 1840.[5]
The Brons family used to own a forge in the village where steam powered threshing machines were manufactured. This would lead to the foundation of Brons motor vehicles. In 1873, the charity "Tot Christelijke Liefdadigheid" was founded by the family, and Groot Bronswijk was established to next year to care for people with psychiatric problems.[4]
In 1940, Groot Bronswijk developed into a professional psychiatric hospital. The building was destroyed in 1970 by arson causing the death of 17 patients. In 1992, most of the patients were moved to other hospitals, and in 2006 most of the buildings were demolished.[6]