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Midden-Groningen
Midden-Groningen (Gronings: ''Midden-Grunnen'') is a municipality with a population of 60,953 in the province of Groningen, Netherlands. The municipality was formed by the merger of former municipalities of Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Slochteren and Menterwolde on 1 January 2018 in the context of the municipal redivision in the province of Groningen 2013–2018. The municipality consists of the following villages and hamlets A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly a subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. Sometimes a hamlet is defined f ...: Borgercompagnie, Foxhol, , Harkstede, Hellum, Hoogezand, , Kolham, Kropswolde, , Martenshoek, Meeden, Muntendam, Noordbroek, , Sappemeer, , Schildwolde, Siddeburen, Slochteren, , , Tripscompagnie, , , , Zuidbroek, Groningen, Zuidbroek. The neighbourhood of Meerstad, which belonged to the former municipality o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolham
Kolham is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of Groningen (province), Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Midden-Groningen. In 1959, natural gas was discovered at Kolham. Later, it was revealed that Groningen gas field was the largest natural gas field in Europe. History Kolham was originally a road village on a sandy ridge. It was first mentioned as Hamme in 1266. The suffix -ham indicates silted land in a bend of a river. "Kol(d)" is later addition, and most likely refers to a cold and windy spot. The Dutch Reformed Church was built in 1641, and contains 15th century parts. Kolham was a separate parish, but belonged to the ''heerlijkheid'' of Slochteren until 1794. It became part of the municipality of Slochteren. Kolham used to be a linear settlement along the main road. In the early 20th century, houses were built along the side roads. In 1929, a train station was built along the railway line to Weiwerd. The station and railway line closed in 1941. The haml ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |