Menterwolde

Menterwolde
Former municipality
Highlighted position of Menterwolde in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
Coordinates: 53°8′N 6°52′E / 53.133°N 6.867°E / 53.133; 6.867
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityMidden-Groningen
Established1 January 1990
Ceased to exist1 January 2018
Area
[1]
 • Total
81.62 km2 (31.51 sq mi)
 • Land80.33 km2 (31.02 sq mi)
 • Water1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Total
data missing
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9630–9639, 9649–9651
Area code0598

Menterwolde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌmɛntərˈʋɔldə] ⓘ) is a former municipality in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. On January 1, 2018, Menterwolde merged with Hoogezand-Sappemeer and Slochteren, forming the municipality Midden-Groningen.

History

On 1 January 1990, the municipalities of Meeden, Muntendam, and Oosterbroek merged to form Menterwolde.

Geography

2015 map of Menterwolde

Menterwolde is located in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It is situated in the west of the region of Oldambt.

Menterwolde is bordered by the municipalities of Slochteren in the northwest and north, Oldambt in the east, Pekela in the southeast, Veendam in the south, and Hoogezand-Sappemeer in the southwest and west.

The population centres in Menterwolde are the villages of Borgercompagnie, Meeden, Muntendam, Noordbroek, Tripscompagnie, and Zuidbroek.

The municipality has a total area of 81.62 km2 (31.51 sq mi) of which 80.33 km2 (31.02 sq mi) is land and 1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi) is water.[1]

Transportation

The Zuidbroek railway station is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway and the Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek railway.

References

  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9649GR". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. ^ "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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