Scheemda () is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
with a population of 5,085 in the municipality of
Oldambt in the province of
Groningen
Groningen ( , ; ; or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen (province), Groningen province in the Netherlands. Dubbed the "capital of the north", Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of ...
in the
Netherlands
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. Scheemda was a separate
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
until 2010, when it merged with
Reiderland and
Winschoten to form the municipality of Oldambt.
History
Until 2010, Scheemda was a separate municipality with the population centers
Heiligerlee,
Midwolda,
Nieuw-Scheemda,
Nieuwolda,
Oostwold, Scheemda,
't Waar and
Westerlee. On 1 January 2010, the municipality merged into
Oldambt.
Transportation
The
Scheemda railway station was opened in 1868 and has train services to
Zuidbroek and
Groningen
Groningen ( , ; ; or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen (province), Groningen province in the Netherlands. Dubbed the "capital of the north", Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of ...
in the west, and
Winschoten,
Bad Nieuweschans, and
Leer (Germany) in the east.
Notable people
*
Pieter Smit (1963–2018), mayor of Oldambt (2010–2018), lived and died here.
Gallery
File:Scheemda, de vrijstaande toren van de Hervormde kerk RM33077 foto4 2012-09-01 15.32.jpg, Scheemda, church tower
File:Scheemda, straatzicht met ophaalbrug 2012-09-01 15.18.jpg, Scheemda, drawing bridge in the street
File:Strokartonfabriek de Toekomst II A.jpg, Cardboard factory ''De Toekomst II'' (The Future II)
File:Station Scheemda.jpg, Scheemda railway station
References
External links
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Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2010
Former municipalities of Groningen (province)
Populated places in Groningen (province)
Oldambt (municipality)
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