Sappemeer () is a town in the
Dutch province of
Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
. It is located 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 ...
to the east of
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 ...
.
Sappemeer was a separate municipality until 1949, when it merged with Hoogezand. The village is the European headquarters of the Japanese
Kikkoman Corporation, which began operations in 1997 and now produces over 400 million litres of
soy sauce per annum at the site.
Dutch physician and feminist
Aletta Jacobs
Aletta Henriëtte Jacobs (; 9 February 1854 – 10 August 1929) was a Dutch physician and women's suffrage activist. As the first woman officially to attend a Dutch university, she became one of the first female physicians in the Netherlands. I ...
was born in the village.
The
Sappemeer Oost railway station is located in the village.
Station Sappemeer Oost
(in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
Gallery
File:Sappemeer - Borgercompagniesterstr 64 (1).jpg, Villa in Sappemeer
File:Kees de Haanstraat 73.jpg, Pub in Sappemeer
File:Hengelsport Sappemeer (2017).jpg, Shops in Sappemeer
File:Sappemeer - Noorderstraat 120.jpg, Former factory
References
External links
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Former municipalities of Groningen (province)
Populated places in Groningen (province)
Midden-Groningen
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