On the edge of Delfzijl, and easily approached on foot or by bicycle across new parks and wood lands, the church at Uitwierde with its free standing tower dates from about the year 1200 [REF].
Industrial expansion in the 1970s and 1980s displaced old villages of Weiwerd[REF] and Heveskes[REF] which are remembered in photos and local monuments maintained by previous residents.