Sauwerd is a village in the municipality of Winsum

Winsum

Winsum is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands.The town of Winsum was officially established in 1057 as the fusion of three historic villages: Obergum , Winsum and Bellingeweer...

, Groningen

Groningen (province)

Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...

, Netherlands

Netherlands

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The village of Sauwerd is 10 to 15 kilometers away from its nearest city Groningen. The village is built on a wierde, to which it also owes its name. It is inhabited by an estimated 1,100 people. The internationally known swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo

Ranomi Kromowidjojo

Ranomi Kromowidjojo is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in freestyle but also has potential in backstroke and butterfly events. As part of the Dutch team, she holds the world records in the 4×50 m and 4×200 m freestyle relays on short course , and 4×100 m freestyle relay on long course...

 was born in Sauwerd and lived there for most of her youth.

Facilities

There is one primary school in Sauwerd, called De Meander (the meander).
Sauwerd has a sport complex called De Lange Twee (meaning The Long Two). The park features a football club called VV SIOS. There are two football fields in the complex. There is also a tennis club in the complex, called TV Onstaborg.
There are two churches in Sauwerd. One is a reformed church

Reformed Churches in the Netherlands

The Reformed Churches in the Netherlands was the second largest Protestant church in the Netherlands until it merged into the Protestant Church in the Netherlands in 2004.-History:...

 and the other is a PKN

Protestant Church in the Netherlands

The Protestant Church in the Netherlands is the largest Protestant Christian denomination in the Netherlands. With 2,000 congregations and a membership of some 1.8 million , it is the second largest church in the Netherlands after the Roman Catholic Church.It was founded 1 May 2004 as a merger of...

 church.
There is a buss stop in Sauwerd and a train station

Sauwerd railway station

Sauwerd is a railway station located in Sauwerd, The Netherlands. The station was opened on 15 June 1884 and is located on the Groningen–Delfzijl railway and the Sauwerd–Roodeschool railway...

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