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Midden-Groningen
Hoogezand
Hoogezand
Sappemeer
Sappemeer
Muntendam
Muntendam
Zuidbroek
Zuidbroek
Siddeburen
Siddeburen
Harkstede
Harkstede
Coat of arms of Midden-Groningen
Coat of arms
Official logo of Midden-Groningen
Logo
Highlighted position of Midden-Groningen in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Population
 (January 2018)
 • Total 60,953
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Midden-Groningen (which means Middle-Groningen in English) is a special type of town area called a municipality. It is located in the Groningen province of the Netherlands. As of January 2018, about 60,953 people live there.

This municipality was created on January 1, 2018. It was formed by joining three older municipalities: Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Slochteren, and Menterwolde. This was part of a bigger plan to reorganize municipalities in the Groningen province between 2013 and 2018.

Towns and Villages in Midden-Groningen

Midden-Groningen is made up of many different villages and smaller communities called hamlets. Here are some of them:

  • Borgercompagnie
  • Foxhol
  • Froombosch [nl]
  • Harkstede
  • Hellum
  • Hoogezand
  • Kiel-Windeweer [nl]
  • Kolham
  • Kropswolde
  • Luddeweer [nl]
  • Martenshoek
  • Meeden
  • Muntendam
  • Noordbroek
  • Overschild [nl]
  • Sappemeer
  • Scharmer [nl]
  • Schildwolde
  • Siddeburen
  • Slochteren
  • Steendam [nl]
  • Tjuchem [nl]
  • Tripscompagnie [nl]
  • Waterhuizen [nl]
  • Westerbroek [nl]
  • Woudbloem [nl]
  • Zuidbroek

One area called Meerstad used to be part of Slochteren. However, it joined the municipality of Groningen a year earlier, on January 1, 2017. Because of this, Meerstad did not become part of Midden-Groningen.

How Midden-Groningen Got Its Name

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A map showing the area of Midden-Groningen municipality.

The name for the new municipality was chosen by the people living there. On March 15, 2016, the new name was announced in the village of Zuidbroek.

Residents had to choose between three names: Hogewolden, Woldmeren, and Midden-Groningen. Almost half of the people (48 percent) voted for Midden-Groningen. On April 26, 2016, the leaders of the three old municipalities officially agreed to the name.

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