Roodeschool

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Roodeschool
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Roodeschool in 1998
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Roodeschool
Location of Roodeshcool in the province of Groningen
Coordinates: 53°25′14″N6°45′49″E / 53.42056°N 6.76361°E / 53.42056; 6.76361
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Municipality Het Hogeland
Area
[1]
 • Total0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
1.3 m (4.3 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total845
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Postal code
9983 [1]
Dialing code 0595

Roodeschool (Gronings: Roschoul) is a community situated in the northeast of Groningen province in the Netherlands and forming part of the municipality of Het Hogeland. It had a population of around 860 in January 2017. [3]

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Roodeschool's railway station is the second northernmost in the Netherlands and forms part of the Groningen-Roodeschool railway line.

The name, which means "red school", is derived from the local noteworthiness of the red roof tiles of a village school which once stood in the vicinity.

History

It was part of Uithuizermeeden municipality before 1979, when it became part of Hefshuizen.

Transportation

In 1893, the Roodeschool railway station was built on the Sauwerd to Roodeschool railway line. [4] Roodeschool used to be the end of the line, but in 2018, the line was extended to Eemshaven railway station. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Postcodetool for 9983NN". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CSB Statline
  4. ↑ "station Roodeschool". Stationweb. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Nieuwe spoorlijn Roodeschool-Eemshaven open". Prorail (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.

Coordinates: 53°25′N6°46′E / 53.417°N 6.767°E / 53.417; 6.767


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