Scheemda
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Scheemda | |
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Torenstraat in 2012 | |
Location in Groningen | |
Scheemda Location of Scheemda in the province of Groningen | |
Coordinates: 53°10′N 6°58′E / 53.167°N 6.967°ECoordinates: 53°10′N 6°58′E / 53.167°N 6.967°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Groningen |
Municipality | Oldambt |
Area (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 225 ha (556 acres) |
• Land | 220 ha (540 acres) |
• Water | 5 ha (12 acres) |
Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 2,445 |
• Density | 1,110/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Scheemda (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxeːmdaː] (listen)) is a village with a population of 2,445 in the municipality of Oldambt in the province of Groningen 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, , Nieuwolda, Oostwold, Scheemda, 't Waar and Westerlee. On 1 January 2010, the municipality merged into Oldambt.
Transportation[]
The Scheemda railway station was opened in 1868 and has train services to Zuidbroek and Groningen in the west, and Winschoten, Bad Nieuweschans, and Leer (Germany) in the east.
Gallery[]
Scheemda, church tower
Scheemda, drawing bridge in the street
Cardboard factory De Toekomst II (The Future II)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b (in Dutch) Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2009-2012, Statistics Netherlands, 2014. Retrieved on 21 December 2014.
External links[]
- Media related to Scheemda at Wikimedia Commons
- Former municipalities of Groningen (province)
- Oldambt (municipality)
- Populated places in Groningen (province)
- Groningen (province) geography stubs