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Hoogezand-Sappemeer

Former municipality in Groningen, Netherlands

Location in Groningen

Coordinates: 53°9′N 6°45′E / 53.150°N 6.750°E / 53.150; 6.750CountryNetherlandsProvinceGroningenMunicipalityMidden-GroningenEstablished1949Ceased to exist2018Area

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• Total72.99 km² (28.18 sq mi) • Land66.71 km² (25.76 sq mi) • Water6.28 km² (2.42 sq mi)Elevation

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2 m (7 ft)Population

(January 2021)^[3]

• Totaldata missingTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

9600–9614, 9630–9633

Area code0598

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

Geography

Population centres in the municipality were:

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

Transportation

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

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.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.