Hoogezand () is a town in the municipality of

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 M ...

, in the province of Groningen in northeast

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History

The name refers to a higher sanded ''(Hooge Sandt)'' place in the

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lands cut through when the

Winschoterdiep The Winschoterdiep () is a canal in the province Groningen of the Netherlands. It leads to the Rensel, which is actually part of this canal. Construction was started in 1618 and finished in 1634. The Winschoterdiep's total length is 35.5 kilom ...

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was dug. Near this channel in 1618 the town was founded. In the beginning the town was a center of peat

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s producing. When the peat ran out opened

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for

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and plants for

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processing . At the moment Hoogezand is most known for the

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industry. On the

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s the vessels are launched sideways, which is uncommon for

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s. In 1821 Hoogezand absorbed former municipality Windeweer. In 1949 Hoogezand and

Sappemeer Sappemeer () is a town in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Midden-Groningen to the east of Hoogezand. Sappemeer was a separate municipality until 1949, when it merged with Hoogezand. The village is the Europ ...

became one city. At the moment Hoogezand-Sappemeer has 34,438 citizens (2005), around 21,000 of them live in Hoogezand. In 2018, the municipality of Hoogezand-Sappemeer merged with the municipalities of

Slochteren Slochteren () is a village and former municipality with a population of 15,546 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2018, Slochteren merged with Hoogezand-Sappemeer and Menterwolde, forming the municipal ...

and

Menterwolde Menterwolde () is a former municipality in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. On January 1, 2018, Menterwolde merged with Hoogezand-Sappemeer and Slochteren, forming the municipality Midden-Groningen. History On 1 January 1990, the ...

to form the new municipality of

Culture

The

Nationaal Bus Museum The Nationaal Bus Museum (; ) is a transport museum in Hoogezand in the Netherlands. The museum has a collection of Dutch buses. With 27,027 visitors in 2015, it is one of the most-visited museums in the province of Groningen. Location The mu ...

opened its doors in Hoogezand in 2013.

Transportation

Railway station:

Hoogezand-Sappemeer Hoogezand-Sappemeer () is a former municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It was the third most-populous municipality in the province of Groningen, after Groningen and Oldambt. It was formed in 1949 by the merger of the former municipaliti ...

In Western Hoogezand, Martenshoek railway station may be closer.

Notable residents

* Luciano Carty professional

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References

External links

Official website
* Midden-Groningen Former municipalities of Groningen (province) Populated places in Groningen (province) {{Groningen-geo-stub