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Eemsmond

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Eemsmond
Former municipality
Flag of Eemsmond
Flag
Coat of arms of Eemsmond
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Eemsmond in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
Coordinates: 53°24′N 6°40′E / 53.400°N 6.667°E / 53.400; 6.667
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
Established1 January 1979
Area
[1]
 • Total543.35 km2 (209.79 sq mi)
 • Land189.81 km2 (73.29 sq mi)
 • Water353.54 km2 (136.50 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Totaldata missing
Postcode
9979–9989, 9995–9999
Area code0595, 0596
Websitewww.eemsmond.nl

Eemsmond (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːmsmɔnt] ⓘ; English: Ems Mouth) is a former municipality with a population of 15,864 in the north of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2019 it merged with the municipalities of Bedum, De Marne and Winsum to form the new municipality Het Hogeland.

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History

The municipality of Hefshuizen was established on 1 January 1979 by merging the municipalities of Uithuizen and Uithuizermeeden. On 1 January 1990, the municipalities of Kantens, Usquert, and Warffum were added. On 1 January 1992, the name of the municipality was changed from Hefshuizen to Eemsmond, which means Ems Mouth.[4]

Geography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Eemsmond, June 2015

Eemsmond is located at 53°24′N 6°40′E / 53.400°N 6.667°E / 53.400; 6.667 in the north of the province of Groningen and in the northeast of the Netherlands.

The population centers in the municipality are: Eemshaven, Eppenhuizen, Kantens, Oldenzijl, Oosteinde, Oosternieland, Oudeschip, Roodeschool, Rottum, Startenhuizen, Stitswerd, Uithuizen, Uithuizermeeden, Usquert, Warffum, and Zandeweer.

To the north of Eemsmond is the North Sea. Part of the Wadden Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2009, is located in the municipality, including the sandbank Simonszand and the uninhabited islands Rottumeroog, Rottumerplaat, and Zuiderduintjes. The northernmost point of the Netherlands is located at Rottumerplaat.

Culture

Eemsmond hosted the start of stage 4 at the 2013 Energiewacht Tour.

Government

Marijke van Beek of the Labour Party (PvdA) was the last mayor of Eemsmond.[5]

Transportation

The Sauwerd–Roodeschool railway connects the railway stations Warffum, Usquert, Uithuizen, Uithuizermeeden, and Roodeschool to the Groningen railway station and the rest of the Dutch railway network.

Notable people

Seth Gaaikema, 1985

References

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9981AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ (in Dutch) Ad van der Meer & Onno Boonstra, Repertorium Nederlandse gemeenten vanaf 1812, 2e editie Archived 14 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Data Archiving and Networked Services, 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Eemsmond. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

External links

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