Het Hogeland

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Het Hogeland
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Location in Groningen
Coordinates: 53°24′49″N6°40′38″E / 53.41361°N 6.67722°E / 53.41361; 6.67722
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Established1 January 2019
Government
  Body Municipal council
  Mayor Henk Jan Bolding (CDA)
Area
  Total907.63 km2 (350.44 sq mi)
  Land485.72 km2 (187.54 sq mi)
  Water421.91 km2 (162.90 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2019)
  Total47,861
Website hethogeland.nl

Het Hogeland is a municipality in the north of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.

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History

The municipality of Het Hogeland was established on 1 January 2019 by merging the municipalities of Bedum, De Marne, Eemsmond and Winsum.

Geography

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Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Het Hogeland, April 2019

Het Hogeland is located around 53°25′N6°41′E / 53.417°N 6.683°E / 53.417; 6.683 in the north of the province of Groningen and in the northeast of the Netherlands.

The population centers in the municipality are: Broek, Eemshaven, Eenrum, Ellerhuizen, Eppenhuizen, Hornhuizen, Houwerzijl, Kantens, Kleine Huisjes, Kloosterburen, Kruisweg, Lauwersoog, Leens, Mensingeweer, Molenrij, Niekerk, Noordwolde, Oldenzijl, Onderdendam, Oosteinde, Oosternieland, Oudeschip, Pieterburen, Roodeschool, Rottum, Schouwerzijl, Startenhuizen, Stitswerd, Uithuizen, Uithuizermeeden, Ulrum, Usquert, Vierhuizen, Warfhuizen, Warffum, Wehe-den Hoorn, Westerdijkshorn, Westernieland, Zandeweer, Zoutkamp, Zuidwolde and Zuurdijk.

Government

Henk Jan Bolding of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) is mayor of Het Hogeland.

Transport

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

Notable people

Public thinking & public service

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Wigbolt Ripperda

The arts

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Freek de Jonge, 2010

Sport

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References

  1. IMDb Database retrieved 10 August 2019