Hoogezand-Sappemeer

Hoogezand-Sappemeer
Hoogezand-Sappemeer
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Groningen
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Established	1949
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Peter de Jonge (PvdA)
Area
• Total	72.99 km2 (28.18 sq mi)
• Land	66.71 km2 (25.76 sq mi)
• Water	6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	data missing
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	9600–9614, 9630–9633
Area code	0598
Website	www.hoogezand-sappemeer.nl

Hoogezand-Sappemeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦoːɣəˌzɑnt ˈsɑpəˌmeːr] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. It is the third most-populous municipality in the province of Groningen, after the city of Groningen and Oldambt. It is well known for its ship building industry.

Geography

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

Population centres in the municipality are:

Transportation

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

^ "College van B&W" (in Dutch). Gemeente Hoogezand-Sappemeer. Retrieved 23 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "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. Retrieved 23 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

External links

Official website
Media related to Hoogezand-Sappemeer at Wikimedia Commons

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[mayor_now-1] "College van B&W" (in Dutch). Gemeente Hoogezand-Sappemeer. Retrieved 23 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 9603AE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 23 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

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

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