Hoogezand-Sappemeer

Hoogezand-Sappemeer
Hoogezand-Sappemeer
	Former municipality
	Location in Groningen
	Coordinates: 53°9′N 6°45′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Midden-Groningen
Established	1949
Ceased to exist	2017
Area [1]
• Total	72.99 km2 (28.18 sq mi)
• Land	66.71 km2 (25.76 sq mi)
• Water	6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	2 m (7 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	9600–9614, 9630–9633
Area code	0598

Hoogezand-Sappemeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ɦoːɣəˌzɑnt sɑpəˈmeːr] (listen)) is a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. It was the third most-populous municipality in the province of Groningen, after the city of Groningen and Oldambt, formed in 1949 by the merger of the former municipalities Hoogezand, well known for its ship building industry, and Sappemeer. On January 1, 2018, Hoogezand-Sappemeer merged with Slochteren and Menterwolde, forming the municipality Midden-Groningen.

Geography

Dutch Topographic map of Hoogezand-Sappemeer (town), June 2014

Population centres in the municipality are:

Achterdiep
Borgercompagnie
Borgweg
Foxham
Foxhol
Foxholsterbosch
Hoogezand
Jagerswijk
Kalkwijk
Kiel-Windeweer
Kleinemeer
Kropswolde
Lula
Martenshoek
Meerwijck
Nieuwe Compagnie
Sappemeer
Tripscompagnie
Waterhuizen
Westerbroek
Wolfsbarge

Transportation

The A7 motorway (European Highway E 22, Amsterdam-Groningen-Germany) crosses the municipality. There is also a railway line providing service to Groningen and Nieuweschans/Leer(Germany). Trains serve four stations in the municipality, Kropswolde, Martenshoek, Hoogezand-Sappemeer, and Sappemeer Oost. Since 2007, trains will stop 4 times an hour.

References

"Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
"Postcodetool for 9603AE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.

External links

Official website
Media related to Hoogezand-Sappemeer at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 9603AE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2014.