Ten Boer (Dutch pronunciation: [tɛmˈbuːr] ⓘ) is a village and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands, in the province of Groningen.
The municipality had a population of data missing in 2021; the village of Ten Boer has approximately 4,600 inhabitants.
[3] The village was first mentioned in 1301 as "conventum de Bure", and means "near the house".
[4] Ten Boer is a terp (artificial living hill) village on a grid structure.
[6] Around 1425, the Damsterdiep [nl], a canal from Groningen to Delfzijl, was dug and the village received its current shape.