Aduard (former municipality)

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Aduard (former municipality) was a former local government area in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands, centered on the village of Aduard and known historically for its medieval Cistercian abbey.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
former municipality
abbeyDissolvedInCentury 16th century
abbeyFoundedInCentury 12th century
borderedBy Hoendiep
Reitdiep
capital Aduard
category Former municipalities of Groningen (province)
coatOfArmsDepicts Cistercian symbolism
containsHamlet Den Horn
Steentil
containsVillage Aduard
Alteveer (Groningen)
Den Ham (Groningen)
Fransum
Lagemeeden
country Netherlands
dissolvedIn 1990
governedBy municipal council of Aduard
hadPostalCodeRegion 9831 (Aduard area)
hasCentralSettlement Aduard
hasHeritageSite Aduard Reformed church
remains of Aduard Abbey
hasMunicipalSeat Aduard
historicalFunction local government area
historicallyKnownFor Aduard Abbey
languageUsed Dutch
locatedIn northern Netherlands
province of Groningen
locatedInFormerAbbeyTerritory Aduard
locatedInRegion Westerkwartier
locatedOnContinent Europe
locatedWestOf city of Groningen
mergedInto Zuidhorn
namedAfter Aduard
partOf Westerkwartier (historical region)
linked to: Westerkwartier
partOfBeforeDissolution province of Groningen
primaryEconomicActivities agriculture
dairy farming
regionalLanguage Gronings
religiousHeritage Cistercian abbey
religiousOrderAssociated Cistercians
roadConnectionTo Groningen
successorAdministrativeUnit Zuidhorn
timezone CET
timezoneDST CEST
waterwayConnectionVia Hoendiep

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Aduard locatedInFormerMunicipality Aduard (former municipality)