Ter Apelkanaal

Ter Apelkanaal
Village
Sculpture in Ter Apelkanaal
Sculpture in Ter Apelkanaal
Ter Apelkanaal is located in Groningen (province)
Ter Apelkanaal
Ter Apelkanaal
Location in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands
Ter Apelkanaal is located in Netherlands
Ter Apelkanaal
Ter Apelkanaal
Ter Apelkanaal (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°55′4″N 7°2′27″E / 52.91778°N 7.04083°E / 52.91778; 7.04083
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityWesterwolde
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.06 km2 (0.80 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
660
 • Density320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9563
Dialing code0599

Ter Apelkanaal (Gronings: Troapelknoal [ˌtrʊːpl̩ˈknʊːl]) is a town in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is a part of the municipality of Westerwolde, and lies about 17 km (11 mi) northeast of Emmen.

The city of Groningen decided to dig a canal along the border with Drenthe in order to exploit the peat. The canal was finished in 1856 and named Ter Apelkanaal. The settlement was named after the canal.[3]

On 1902, construction started of a potato starch factory "Musselkanaal en Omstreken" in Ter Apelkanaal.[4] The factory is nowadays owned by Royal Avebe.[3]

Ter Apelkanaal used to be part of Vlagtwedde. In 2017, it was merged into Westerwolde.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9563PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Ter Apelkanaal". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ^ "No 1345". Akten betreffende coöperatieve vereenigingen (in Dutch). 20 February 1904. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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