Scheemda () is a
village with a population of 2,445 in the municipality of
Oldambt in the 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 ...
in the
Netherlands. Scheemda was a separate
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
Midwolda () is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Oldambt, about 7 km northwest of Winschoten.
Midwolda was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Scheemda.
History
Th ...
,
Nieuw-Scheemda,
Nieuwolda,
Oostwold, Scheemda,
't Waar
t Waar () is a village in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Oldambt, just north of the village of Nieuw-Scheemda.''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
Histo ...
and
Westerlee. On 1 January 2010, the municipality merged into
Oldambt.
Transportation
The
Scheemda railway station
Scheemda (; abbreviation: Sda) is an unstaffed railway station in Scheemda in the Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Zuidbroek and Winschoten in the province of Groningen.
The station building was desig ...
was opened in 1868 and has train services to
Zuidbroek and
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 ...
in the west, and
Winschoten,
Bad Nieuweschans, and
Leer
Leer may refer to:
* Leer, Lower Saxony, town in Germany
** Leer (district), containing the town in Lower Saxony, Germany
** Leer (Ostfriesland) railway station
* Leer, South Sudan, town in South Sudan
** Leer County, an administrative division of ...
(Germany) in the east.
Notable people
*
Pieter Smit
Pieter Smit (11 October 1963 – 10 April 2018) was a Dutch police officer and politician, belonging to the Democrats 66 (D66) party.
Smit was born in Delfzijl. He held a commanding position in the former Haaglanden police forceConcerning The ...
(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
Scheemda (; abbreviation: Sda) is an unstaffed railway station in Scheemda in the Netherlands. It is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Zuidbroek and Winschoten in the province of Groningen.
The station building was desig ...
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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