Midden-Groningen
Midden-Groningen
Municipality in Groningen, Netherlands
Midden-Groningen (Gronings: Midden-Grunnen) is a municipality with a population of 60,953 in the province of Groningen, Netherlands.[1] The municipality was formed by the merger of former municipalities of Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Slochteren and Menterwolde on 1 January 2018 in the context of the municipal redivision in the province of Groningen 2013–2018.[2]
The municipality consists of the following villages and hamlets: Borgercompagnie, Foxhol, Froombosch , Harkstede, Hellum, Hoogezand, Kiel-Windeweer , Kolham, Kropswolde, Luddeweer , Martenshoek, Meeden, Muntendam, Noordbroek, Overschild , Sappemeer, Scharmer , Schildwolde, Siddeburen, Slochteren, Steendam , Tjuchem , Tripscompagnie , Waterhuizen , Westerbroek , Woudbloem , Zuidbroek.[3]
The neighbourhood of Meerstad, which belonged to the former municipality of Slochteren, was added to the municipality of Groningen on 1 January 2017 and therefore did not participate in the merger.