Loppersum, Netherlands

Loppersum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɔpərsɵm] (listen)) is a village and former municipality with a population of 10,174 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.

This article is about the place and municipality in the Netherlands. For the place in East Frisia, Germany, see Loppersum, Hinte.
Loppersum
Village
Defense tower of former Ewsum Castle
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in Groningen
Coordinates: 53°20′N 6°45′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityEemsdelta
Area
 • Total111.99 km2 (43.24 sq mi)
 • Land111.04 km2 (42.87 sq mi)
 • Water0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[3]
 • Total9,614
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
Parts of 9900 range
Area code0596
2015 topographic map of the municipality

Geography

Loppersum is located at 53°20′N 6°45′E in the province of Groningen in the north of the Netherlands.

The former municipality was bordered by the municipalities of Eemsmond (north), Delfzijl (east), Appingedam (east), Slochteren (southeast), Ten Boer (south), and Bedum (southwest).

The population centres in the municipality were:

Government

The last mayor of Loppersum was Albert Rodenboog of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).[4] He was chosen as best local administrator by the professional magazine Binnenlands Bestuur in 2013.[5]

Monuments

The Petrus en Pauluskerk is a national heritage site (rijksmonument) in Loppersum.[6]

Of the borg of Ewsum in Middelstum a single defense tower remains today.[7]

Transportation

The Groningen–Delfzijl railway runs through the municipality from east to west with the railway stations of Stedum and Loppersum.[8]

Notable residents
  • Garrelsweer, reformed church
  • Leermens, dorpshuis
  • Middelstum, Kerkpad
  • Bridge over the Godlinzermaar

References
  1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Postcodetool for 9919AH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  3. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. (in Dutch) College van B&W, Municipality of Loppersum. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  5. (in Dutch) "Burgemeester Rodenboog (Loppersum) verkozen tot bestuurder 2013", Dagblad van het Noorden, 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  6. (in Dutch) Complex- of Monumentnummer: 26265 Archived 2014-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved on 22 August 2015.
  7. (in Dutch) Geschiedenis Borg Ewsum Archived 2015-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, Borgterrein Ewsum. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  8. (in Dutch) Overzicht van de spoorlijn Groningen-Delfzijl, Stationsweb. Retrieved 22 August 2015.


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