Ten Boer

Template:Infobox settlement Ten Boer (Template:IPA) is a village and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands, in the province of Groningen. The municipality had a population of Template:Dutch municipality population in Template:YEAR; the village of Ten Boer has approximately 4,600 inhabitants. In 2019, it was merged into municipality of Groningen.<ref name="plaats">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The village was first mentioned in 1301 as "conventum de Bure", and means "near the house".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ten Boer is a terp (artificial living hill) village on a grid structure.<ref name="monument">Template:Cite web</ref> In 1301, a Benedictine monastery for nuns was established in Ten Boer. In 1485, it was incorporated into the monastery of Thesinge.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Around 1425, the Template:Ill, a canal from Groningen to Delfzijl, was dug and the village received its current shape.<ref name="monument"/>

The Dutch Reformed church is the former monastery church, and dates from the 13th century. The church was modified in 1565. The tower was demolished around 1800, and in 1810, a ridge turret was placed on the roof instead.<ref name="monument"/>

Ten Boer was home to 279 people in 1840.<ref name="plaats"/> The former town hall is an L-shaped building with tower from 1911. It was influenced by Berlage and Jugendstil.<ref name="monument"/> Ten Boer was an independent municipality until 2019 when it was merged into Groningen.<ref name="plaats"/>