't Waar

't Waar (Dutch pronunciation: [ət ˈʋaːr]) is a village in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Oldambt, just north of the village of Nieuw-Scheemda.^[3]

't Waar
Village
Windmill De Dellen in 1977
't Waar Location of 't Waar in the province of Groningen Show map of Groningen (province) 't Waar 't Waar (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°13′31″N 6°57′7″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Oldambt
Area [1]
• Total	0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	0.1 m (0.3 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	115
• Density	230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Postal code	9942[1]
Dialing code	0598

History

The villages was first mentioned in 1781 as 't Waar, and means sluice.^[4] It refers to a sluice constructed in 1622 in the Termunterzijldiep [nl] to regulate the water flow.^[5]

't Waar was home to 451 people in 1840.^[5] Between 1910 and 1934, there was a joint railway station with Nieuw-Scheemda on the Zuidbroek to Delfzijl railway line.^[6] On 15 April 1945, the village celebrate its liberation when German soldiers threw handgrenades into the crowd killing five civilians and one Polish soldier. In 1995, a memorial was placed on the site.^[7][5]

't Waar was part of the municipality of Scheemda until 1990 when it became part of Nieuwolda. Since 2010, it is part of Oldambt.^[5]