Zoutkamp
Zoutkamp | |
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 Zoutkamp in 2011 | |
  Zoutkamp Location of Zoutkamp in the province of Groningen | |
| Coordinates: 53°20′15″N 6°18′11″E / 53.33750°N 6.30306°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Municipality | Het Hogeland |
| Population | 1,215 [1] |
Zoutkamp is a village in the municipality Het Hogeland which is part of the province Groningen in the Netherlands. Zoutkamp was primarily mentioned in documents in 1418 as Soltcampum.[2] Its first inhabitants might have been soldiers. Its name refers to salt and field, which probably means that it was a place for salt production.[3]
Until 2008 it was the site of a ground station of the Dutch Nationale SIGINT Organisatie (National Signals Intelligence Service), which intercepted satellite communications much like the U.S. National Security Agency.
See also[]
- ZK 14 – Sailing ship from Zoutkamp, bought by German bard and writer Martin Luserke in 1934
External links[]
- Infosite about Zoutkamp (in Dutch language)
- Infosite about Zoutkamp harbour (in Dutch language)
- Webcam Zoutkamp harbour
- Infosite about historic fishery in Zoutkamp (in Dutch language)
Media related to Zoutkamp at Wikimedia Commons
References[]
- ^ Inhabitants (2016); zoutkamp.net
- ^ Eldest document of 1418 where Soltcampum is mentioned; zoutkamp.net
- ^ Geschiedenis; zoutkamp.net
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Categories:
- Het Hogeland
- Populated places in Groningen (province)