🇳🇱 Midden-Groningen (Midden-Grunnen) is a municipality in the province of Groningen, Netherlands. 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.
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.
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.
Naming On 15 March 2016, the new name for the merged municipality was announced in the village centre of Zuidbroek. Midden-Groningen was opted out by the residents among two other nominees - Hogewolden and Woldmeren - with 48 percent of the votes. On 26 April 2016, the name was confirmed by the three municipal councils.
Midden-Groningen has a population of over 60,953 people. Midden-Groningen also forms one of the centres of the wider Groningen Province which has a population of over 586,309 people.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Midden-Groningen has links with:
🇩🇪 Geesthacht, Germany 🇭🇺 Tatabánya, Hungary:0: Flintshire 53.168
🇫🇷 Montbéliard 6.8
🇳🇴 Hermansverk 6.843
Locations Near: Midden-Groningen 6.8,53.1833
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🇳🇱 Hoogeveen 6.483,52.733 d: 54.3
🇩🇪 Meppen 7.283,52.683 d: 64.3
🇳🇱 Smallingerland 6.1,53.1 d: 47.6
🇳🇱 Drachten 6.091,53.108 d: 48
🇩🇪 Aurich 7.483,53.467 d: 55.3
Antipodal to: Midden-Groningen -173.2,-53.183
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🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15683.6
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15637.7
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15554
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11722.5
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11640.2
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11627.2
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11622.3