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Winschoten

Location municipality Winschoten Image File history File links LocatieWinschoten. ...

Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Area
- Land
- Water
22.24 km²
21.66 km²
0.58 km²
Population (2005)
- Density
18,438
851/km²

Winschoten (Gronings: Winschoot) is a municipality and city in the northeast of the Netherlands. The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch), listed below with their capital city: Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities See also the ranked list of Dutch provinces // Structure A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the... The flag of Groningen Groningen is the northeast province of the Netherlands with a typical dialect (Gronings) with regional nuances. ... -1... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Gronings is the set of Dutch dialects spoken in the Dutch province of Groningen: one in Groningen city, four in the outlands (or Ommelanden), and Westerwolds. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Sydney, Australia at Night. ...


Winschoten comparatively had the second largest Jewish community of The Netherlands. During the Second World War, Winschoten was a transit port to Germany for the Jew-transports. Of the 493 Jews that lived in Winschoten at the beginning of the war, only 20 survived.


The town of Winschoten is the municipality's only community .


Winschoten received city rights in 1825. It was the last town in the Netherlands to be granted such rights. City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...


Winschoten has a railway station on the line from Groningen to Leer (in Germany). Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Groningen is a municipality and city in the north of the Netherlands, and capital of Groningen province. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...


External link

  • Official website


 
Groningen Province

Appingedam | Bedum | Bellingwedde | Delfzijl | Eemsmond | Groningen | Grootegast | Haren | Hoogezand-Sappemeer | Leek | Loppersum | De Marne | Marum | Menterwolde | Pekela | Reiderland | Scheemda | Slochteren | Stadskanaal | Ten Boer | Veendam | Vlagtwedde | Winschoten | Winsum | Zuidhorn The flag of Groningen Groningen is the northeast province of the Netherlands with a typical dialect (Gronings) with regional nuances. ... Image File history File links Flag of Groningen (from Dutch Wikipedia) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Appingedam is a municipality and a Netherlands. ... Bedum is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Bellingwedde is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Satellite image of the Ems estuary showing the location of Delfzijl (left bank, center) Delfzijl is a municipality and city in the northeast of the Netherlands. ... Eemsmond is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Groningen is a municipality and city in the north of the Netherlands, and capital of Groningen province. ... Grootegast is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Haren is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Hoogezand-Sappemeer is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Leek is a municipality and a town in the Groningen province in the northeastern Netherlands, bordering on the Drenthe and Fryslân provinces. ... Loppersum is an obscure municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... De Marne is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Marum is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Menterwolde is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Pekela is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Reiderland is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands, which has been founded in 1990, during a large municipal reorganisation. ... Scheemda is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Slochteren is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Stadskanaal is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Ten Boer is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Veendam is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Vlagtwedde is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Winsum is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ... Zuidhorn is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. ...

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Winschoten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (137 words)
Winschoten (Gronings: Winschoot) is a municipality and city in the northeast of the Netherlands.
During the Second World War, Winschoten was a transit port to Germany for the Jew-transports.
Winschoten has a railway station on the line from Groningen to Leer (in Germany).
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