Midden-Groningen Facts for Kids

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Midden-Groningen

Municipality

Hoogezand

Sappemeer

Muntendam

Zuidbroek

Siddeburen

Harkstede

Slochteren

Coat of arms

Logo

Location in 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
How Midden-Groningen Got Its Name
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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

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.