Termunten
Termunten (Dutch pronunciation: [tɛrˈmɵntə(n)]) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Eemsdelta, and lies about 33 km east of Groningen.
Termunten | |
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 Termunten in 2008 | |
  Termunten Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 53°18′N 7°3′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Eemsdelta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 575 |
| • Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9947 |
| Dialing code | 0596 |
Termunten was an independent municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Delfzijl.[1]
In 2001, the village of Termunten had 201 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.082 km², and contained 89 residences.[2] The statistical area "Termunten", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 575.[3]
Remnant of an antiaircraft gun position built by the Germans in the Second World War along the coast at Termunten
Ursus Church
Map of Termunten from around 1868
References
- Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001. (Statistics are for the continuous built-up area).
- Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017. As of 1 January 2017.
External links
Media related to Termunten at Wikimedia Commons
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Termunten". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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