Midden-Groningen (
Gronings
Gronings (; or Grönnegs), is a collective name for some Low Saxon dialects spoken in the province of Groningen and around the Groningen border in Drenthe and Friesland. Gronings and the strongly related varieties in East Frisia have a stro ...
: ''Midden-Grunnen'') is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
with a population of 60,953 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 ...
,
Netherlands
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.
The municipality was formed by the merger of former municipalities of
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 ...
,
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
Hoogezand () is a town in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, in the province of Groningen in northeast Netherlands.
History
The name refers to a higher sanded ''(Hooge Sandt)'' place in the peatlands cut through when the Winschoterdiep Cha ...
, ,
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 la ...
,
Kropswolde
Kropswolde () is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, about 3 km southwest of the town of Hoogezand and 5 km northeast of the town of Zuidlaren.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederla ...
, ,
Martenshoek,
Meeden
Meeden is a village in the municipality of Midden-Groningen in the province of Groningen, Netherlands.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1391 as de Medum, which means "lower hay lands". Meeden is a road village that developed on the sand ...
,
Muntendam,
Noordbroek, ,
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 ...
, ,
Schildwolde,
Siddeburen
Siddeburen (; or ) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Midden-Groningen, about 10 km southwest of Delfzijl.
Siddeburen was a separate municipality until 1826, when it was merged with Slocht ...
,
Slochteren, , ,
Tripscompagnie, , , ,
Zuidbroek.
The neighbourhood of
Meerstad, which belonged to the former municipality of Slochteren, was added to the municipality 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 ...
on 1 January 2017 and therefore did not participate in the merger.
Naming
On 15 March 2016, the new name for the merged municipality was announced in the village center of
Zuidbroek. Midden-Groningen was opted out by the residents among two other nominees - ''Hogewolden'' and ''Woldmeren'' - with 48 percent of the votes.
On 26 April 2016, the name was confirmed by the three municipal councils.
Gallery
File:Overzicht begraafplaats met klokketoren - Hoogezand - 20114845 - RCE.jpg, NH Cemetery, Hoogezand
File:Hoogezand, de Damkerk RM22263 foto1 2012-09-01 13.06.jpg, Damkerk, Hoogezand
File:Midden-Groningen-Sappemeer, de Sint-Willibrorduskerk RM22268 IMG 1107 2024-05-12 16.44.jpg, St. Willibrordus Church, Sappemeer
File:Sappemeer - Koepelkerk 2.jpg, Dome church, Sappemeer
File:F1000007 Borg Welgelegen te Borgercompagnie.jpg, Borg Welgelegen, Sappemeer
References
External links
Official Website
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Municipalities of Groningen (province)
Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2018