Loppersum
Loppersum | |
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Village and Municipality | |
 Defense tower of former Ewsum Castle | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Groningen | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Groningen |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Albert Rodenboog (CDA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 111.99 km2 (43.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 111.04 km2 (42.87 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | data missing |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | Parts of 9900 range |
| Area code | 0596 |
| Website | www |
Loppersum (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɔpərsɵm] ) is a village and municipality with a population of 10,174 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.
Geography
Loppersum is located at 53°20′N 6°45′E / 53.333°N 6.750°E in the province of Groningen in the north of the Netherlands.
The municipality is bordered by the municipalities of Eemsmond (north), Delfzijl (east), Appingedam (east), Slochteren (southeast), Ten Boer (south), and Bedum (southwest).
The population centres in the municipality are:
Government
The mayor of Loppersum is Albert Rodenboog of the Christian Democratic Appeal.[1] He was chosen as best local administrator by the professional magazine Binnenlands Bestuur in 2013.[5]
Monuments
The Petrus en Pauluskerk is a national heritage site (rijksmonument) in Loppersum.[6]
Of the borg of Ewsum in Middelstum a single defense tower remains today.[7]
Transportation
The Groningen–Delfzijl railway runs through the municipality from east to west with the railway stations of Stedum and Loppersum.[8]
Notable residents
- Haijo Apotheker (born 1950), Dutch politician
References
- ^ a b Template:Nl icon College van B&W, Municipality of Loppersum. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9919AH". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 24 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.
- ^ Template:Nl icon "Burgemeester Rodenboog (Loppersum) verkozen tot bestuurder 2013", Dagblad van het Noorden, 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Template:Nl icon Complex- of Monumentnummer: 26265, Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved on 22 August 2015.
- ^ Template:Nl icon Geschiedenis Borg Ewsum, Borgterrein Ewsum. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Template:Nl icon Overzicht van de spoorlijn Groningen-Delfzijl, Stationsweb. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
External links
Media related to Loppersum at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website
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