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Scheemda

Torenstraat in 2012

Torenstraat in 2012

Flag of Scheemda

Flag

Coat of arms of Scheemda

Coat of arms

Highlighted position of Scheemda in a municipal map of Groningen

Location in Groningen

Scheemda is located in Groningen (province)

Scheemda

Scheemda

Location of Scheemda in the province of Groningen

Coordinates: 53°10′N 6°58′E / 53.167°N 6.967°E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityOldambt
Area

(2012)[1]

• Total

225 ha (556 acres)
 • Land220 ha (540 acres)
 • Water5 ha (12 acres)
Population

 (2012)[1]

• Total

2,445
 • Density1,110/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Scheemda (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxeːmdaː] ) is a village with a population of 2,445 in the municipality of Oldambt in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. Scheemda was a separate municipality until 2010, when it merged with Reiderland and Winschoten to form the municipality of Oldambt.

Until 2010, Scheemda was a separate municipality with the population centers Heiligerlee, Midwolda, Nieuw-Scheemda, Nieuwolda, Oostwold, Scheemda, 't Waar and Westerlee. On 1 January 2010, the municipality merged into Oldambt.

The Scheemda railway station was opened in 1868 and has train services to Zuidbroek and Groningen in the west, and Winschoten, Bad Nieuweschans, and Leer (Germany) in the east.

  • Pieter Smit (1963–2018), mayor of Oldambt (2010–2018), lived and died here.
  • Scheemda, church tower

    Scheemda, church tower

  • Scheemda, drawing bridge in the street

    Scheemda, drawing bridge in the street

  • Cardboard factory De Toekomst II (The Future II)

    Cardboard factory De Toekomst II (The Future II)

  • Scheemda railway station

  1. ^ a b (in Dutch) Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2009-2012, Statistics Netherlands, 2014. Retrieved on 21 December 2014.
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