Onderwierum

Onderwierum is a hamlet in the municipality of Het Hogeland, in the province of Groningen. It is located just south of Onderdendam, of which it is a part administratively. The hamlet is built on two mounds and includes a former cemetery. The hamlet had its own church dating from the Middle Ages which was demolished in 1841.

Etymology

The old name of Onderwierum is Uldernawerum. The name has been reconstructed as Unlanderena wêr-hêm and is thus explained as a raised height of people who lived in onland. The name of Onderdendam is also explained in this way.