Editing Ten Boer (section)

== History ==
The village was first mentioned in 1301 as "conventum de Bure", and means "near the house".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/tenboer |title=Ten Boer - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=8 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> Ten Boer is a ''[[terp]]'' (artificial living hill) village on a grid structure.<ref name="monument">{{cite web|url=https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/sten009monu04_01/sten009monu04_01_0116.php |title=Ten Boer |author=Ronald Stenvert & Redmer Alma |location=Zwolle |publisher=Waanders |year=1998 |isbn=90 400 9258 3 |language=nl |access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref> In 1301, a [[Benedictine]] monastery for nuns was established in Ten Boer. In 1485, it was incorporated into the monastery of [[Thesinge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://spig.nl/kloosters/ |title=Klooster |website=Stichting Pelgrimeren in Groningen |access-date=8 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> Around 1425, the {{ill|Damsterdiep|nl|Damsterdiep (kanaal)}}, 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 [[Hendrik Petrus Berlage|Berlage]] and [[Jugendstil]].<ref name="monument"/> Ten Boer was an independent municipality until 2019 when it was merged into Groningen.<ref name="plaats"/>