Scheemda

Scheemda

Scheemda

Village in Groningen, Netherlands

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.

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History

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.

Transportation

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.

Notable people

  • Pieter Smit (1963–2018), mayor of Oldambt (2010–2018), lived and died here
  • Scheemda, church tower
  • Scheemda, drawing bridge in the street
  • Cardboard factory De Toekomst II (The Future II)
  • Scheemda railway station

References

  1. [1]
    (in Dutch) Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2009-2012, Statistics Netherlands, 2014. Retrieved on 21 December 2014.
  • Media related to Scheemda at Wikimedia Commons


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