Sappemeer

Sappemeer

Sappemeer

Town in Groningen, Netherlands

Sappemeer (Dutch pronunciation: [sɑpəˈmeːr]) is a town in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Midden-Groningen to the east of Hoogezand.

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Sappemeer was a separate municipality until 1949, when it merged with Hoogezand.[3] The village is the European headquarters of the Japanese Kikkoman Corporation, which began operations in 1997 and now produces over 400 million litres of soy sauce per annum at the site.[4]

Dutch physician and feminist Aletta Jacobs was born in the village.

The Sappemeer Oost railway station is located in the village.[5]

  • Villa in Sappemeer
  • Pub in Sappemeer
  • Shops in Sappemeer
  • Former factory

References

  1. [1]
    "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Postcodetool for 9611AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Groningen in Beeld" (in Dutch). RTV Noord. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. [5]
    Station Sappemeer Oost (in Dutch), Stationsweb. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  • Media related to Sappemeer at Wikimedia Commons


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