Slochteren

Slochteren
Village and former municipality
Fraeylemaborg in Slochteren
FlagCoat of arms
Location in Groningen
Coordinates: 53°13′N 6°48′E / 53.217°N 6.800°E / 53.217; 6.800
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Midden-Groningen
Area
• Total	16.86 km2 (6.51 sq mi)
Elevation	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	2,140
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Demonym	Slochtenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	9621
Area code	0598

Slochteren (Dutch pronunciation: ) is a village and former municipality with a population of 15,546 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2018, Slochteren merged with Hoogezand-Sappemeer and Menterwolde, forming the municipality Midden-Groningen.

The former municipality can be characterized as a chain of small villages dividing a mostly agricultural landscape. Having an agricultural background for at least a thousand years, the community houses for the most part commuters to nearby towns like Hoogezand, Groningen and Delfzijl. The mansion Fraeylemaborg (a small 'castle', the oldest parts of which are dated in the Middle Ages) is located in Slochteren.

Geography

The population centres in the former municipality are:

• Denemarken
• Froombosch
• Harkstede
• Hellum
• Kolham
• Lageland
• Luddeweer
• Overschild
• Schaaphok
• Scharmer
• Schildwolde
• Siddeburen
• Slochteren
• Steendam
• Tjuchem
• Woudbloem

Topographic map of the municipality of Slochteren, June 2015

Natural gas field

Slochteren is in the center of the giant Groningen gas field, discovered in 1959, ensuring the position of the Netherlands as a major energy exporting country. The estimated gas reserves in 2009 was 2,700 km3 (650 cu mi).

Gallery

• Protestant Church
• Former courthouse of Slochteren
• Town hall
• Former post office

References

1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 April 2022. two entries
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9621AL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
3. ^ NAM/Shell gas/oil website

External links

• Media related to Slochteren at Wikimedia Commons

Places adjacent to Slochteren
Ten Boer, Loppersum Appingedam Groningen Slochteren Delfzijl Hoogezand-Sappemeer, Menterwolde Oldambt

v t e Populated places in the municipality of Midden-Groningen
Towns	Hoogezand Sappemeer
Villages	Borgercompagnie Foxhol Froombosch Harkstede Hellum Kiel-Windeweer Kolham Kropswolde Luddeweer Meeden Muntendam Noordbroek Overschild Scharmer Schildwolde Siddeburen Slochteren Steendam Tjuchem Tripscompagnie Waterhuizen Westerbroek Woudbloem Zuidbroek
Hamlets	Denemarken Martenshoek
List of cities, towns and villages in Groningen

International	VIAF
National	Germany

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